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photosynthesize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-syn-the-size
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of light by photosynthesis

Etymology

From photo + synthesize.

Inflected Forms

photosynthesizes (present, singular) photosynthesizing (participle, present) photosynthesized (participle, past) photosynthesized (past)

Derived Forms

photosynthesizer

Questions

What does photosynthesize mean?
To synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of light by photosynthesis
Where does photosynthesize come from?
From photo + synthesize.

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