different between photosynthesise vs photosynthesis

English

Etymology

photo- +? synthesise

Verb

photosynthesise (third-person singular simple present photosynthesises, present participle photosynthesising, simple past and past participle photosynthesised)

1. Alternative spelling of photosynthesize

English

Etymology

photo- +? synthesis

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?f??.t??.?s?n.??.s?s/, [?f??.t???.?s?n?.??.s?s]
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fo?.to?.?s?n.??.s?s/, [?f??.?o?.?s?n?.??.s?s]

Noun

photosynthesis (usually uncountable, plural photosyntheses)

1. (biology) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy,
   1. principally, oxygenic photosynthesis, any process by which plants and algae convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.
   2. also, non-oxygenic photosynthesis, used by purple and green bacteria, heliobacteria, and acidobacteria.

Related terms

• photosynthesise/photosynthesize
• photosynthetic
• photosynthetically

Translations

See also

• chemosynthesis