Meanings
nounphotosynthate (plural photosynthates)
plural photosynthates
- biochemistryAny compound that is a product of photosynthesis.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*ksún
- Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
- Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
- Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
- Ancient Greekσῠντῐ́θημῐ (sŭntĭ́thēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekσύνθεσις (súnthesis)
- Latinsynthesis
- Englishsynthesis
- Englishphotosynthesis
- Englishphotosynthate
From photosynthesis + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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APA
photosynthate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosynthate
MLA
“photosynthate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosynthate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photosynthate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photosynthate.
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