Photosynthetic

Pronunciation

Origin

From photosynthesis + -ic

Full definition of photosynthetic

Adjective

1. Of, relating to, or employing photosynthesis.
• 2013, Katie L. Burke, In the News, 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.