| 释义 |
photosynthesize, v. Bot.|fəʊtəʊˈsɪnθɪsaɪz|
[f. prec. + -ize.]
a. trans. To create by photosynthesis.
b. intr. To carry out photosynthesis.
1921Jrnl. Chem. Soc. CXIX. 1029 Carbohydrates can be photosynthesised from carbon dioxide and water in two stages. 1927Proc. R. Soc. A. CXVI. 212 These [results] convinced us that it is possible by the use of coloured powders to photosynthesise organic compounds from carbonic acid with the help of visible light. 1951Symp. Soc. Exper. Biol. V. 300 When algae or barley leaves photosynthesize..in C14O2 for 30 sec. [etc.]. 1974A. Huxley Plant & Planet iii. 18 Some bacteria..can either photosynthesize or, if in the dark, gain energy from decomposing organic matter.
Hence photoˈsynthesized, photoˈsynthesizing ppl. adjs.; also photoˈsynthesizer, an organism which carries out photosynthesis.
1910F. Keeble Plant-Animals iii. 79 From the photosynthesised carbohydrate are derived the cellulose substances. 1927Proc. R. Soc. A. CXVI. 213 The photosynthesised compounds are very similar in appearance to those described in the previous paper. 1937Enzymologia IV. 254 (heading) On the fluorescence of photosynthesizing cells. 1958Sci. News XLIX. 25 Animals, fungi, and most of the bacteria..only shuffle..the materials the photosynthesizers have made. 1970L. Margulis Origin of Eukaryotic Cells iv. 94 This gas [sc. hydrogen sulphide] was utilized by anaerobic photosynthesizers as hydrogen donors in photosynthesis. 1973Sci. Amer. Oct. 83/3 They supplied carbon dioxide labeled with carbon 14 to photosynthesizing sugarcane plants. |