photosynthesis

1. 1.

   synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)

   Broaderchemical process

   Partslight reaction

   plant

Other forms of photosynthesis

plural

photosynthesises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about photosynthesis

What does photosynthesis mean?

photosynthesis means "synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)".

How many syllables are in photosynthesis?

photosynthesis has 5 syllables: pho-to-syn-the-sis. The stress falls on "syn". In IPA it is /ˌfoʊtoʊˈsɪnθəsɪs/.

Is photosynthesis a common word?

photosynthesis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.