photosynthetic

From photo- +‎ synthetic.

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photosynthetic (comparative more photosynthetic, superlative most photosynthetic)

1. Of, relating to, or employing photosynthesis.
   • 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:

     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.