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Is "photosynthesis"[1] the correct term? Seems to me that "photolysis"[2] would be closer (although readers would get the gist of the former more quickly). <\p
by dctoedt 16y ago
Is "photosynthesis"[1] the correct term? Seems to me that "photolysis"[2] would be closer (although readers would get the gist of the former more quickly).
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[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photodissociation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photodissociation
- serichsen 16y agoI agree. Photosynthesis would be to split carbon dioxide, release oxygen, and use the carbon to sythesize some organic compound.