(of plants and some bacteria) to carry out photosynthesis
photosynthesize in American English
(ˌfoʊtoʊˈsɪnθəˌsaɪz; ˌfoʊtəˈsɪnθəˌsaɪz)
verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˌphotoˈsyntheˌsized or ˌphotoˈsyntheˌsizing
to carry on, or produce by, photosynthesis
Examples of 'photosynthesize' in a sentence
photosynthesize
Cyanobacteria represent a bacterial phyllum characteristic by the ability to photosynthesize.
Marek Šebela, Eva Jahodářová, Martin Raus, René Lenobel, Petr Hašler 2018, 'Intact cell MALDI-TOF mass spectrometric analysis of Chroococcidiopsis cyanobacteriafor classification purposes and identification of possible marker proteins', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0208275. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
While heterotrophs ingest food and photoautotrophs photosynthesize, mixotrophic species are able to use both strategies to harvest energy and nutrients.
Steve eDagenais-Bellefeuille, David eMorse 2013, 'Putting the N in dinoflagellates', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00369/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)