Polyglot Dictionary

fotossíntese

/fotoˈsĩtezi/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as fotossínteses

Meaning

  1. photosynthesis

    • A fotossíntese produz oxigênio.

      Photosynthesis produces oxygen.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Photosynthese

Photosynthese is the German word for the same thing — both mean "photosynthesis."

Spanish

fotosíntesis

fotosíntesis is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "photosynthesis."

French

photosynthèse

photosynthèse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "photosynthesis."

Practice

1 What does fotossíntese mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ produz oxigênio.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fotossíntese?

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