When we look at other places in the universe, it could very well be that photosynthetic life is the exception.
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Photosynthetic
Synonyms for "photosynthetic"
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Antonyms
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2 entriesderived from
2 entriesrelated to
1 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 15 languages.
Asturian
1 entries- fotosintéticu adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
Belarusian
1 entries- фотасінтэты́чны adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
Catalan
1 entries- fotosintètic adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
Finnish
3 entries- fotosynteettinen adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
- yhteyttävä adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
- yhteytys adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
Galician
1 entries- fotosintético adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
German
1 entries- photosynthetisch adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
Hungarian
1 entries- fotoszintetikus adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
Irish
1 entries- fótaisintéiseach adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
Italian
1 entries- fotosintetico adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- ronahîkî çêkirî adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
Polish
1 entries- fotosyntetyczny adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
Russian
1 entries- фотосинтети́ческий adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
Spanish
1 entries- fotosintético adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
Turkish
1 entries- fotosentetik adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
Ukrainian
1 entries- фотосинтети́чний adj (of or relating to photosynthesis)
Sample sentences
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Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.
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