photosynthaten.
/ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθeɪt/, U.S. /ˌfoʊdoʊˈsɪnˌθeɪt/ Material, or a substance, formed by photosynthesis.
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photosynthate1906
1906 Bot. Gaz. 41 209 The quantity of the photosynthate being a function of the quantity of the gases absorbed and released.
1938 J. E. Weaver & F. E. Clements Plant Ecol. (ed. 2) xiv. 395 Many species of evergreens are known to make photosynthate in winter in sufficiently large amounts to balance that oxidized in respiration.
1978 Nature 5 Jan. 93/2 A conifer manufactures photosynthates at all times of the year except when climatic conditions are unsuitable, due for example to low temperatures or drought stress.
1991 R. S. K. Barnes & K. H. Mann Fund. Aquatic Ecol. (ed. 2) xi. 214/2 Photosynthates, translocated within the host's tissues, may enhance calcification by serving as specific substrates for the organic matrix of the skeletal material or as a general energy source.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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