Photosynthesis

Amy B.
With "photo" meaning "light," and "syn-" meaning "together," and "-sis" meaning "process," we can see how this word is put together.
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  1. chlorophyll
    any of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms
  2. photon
    a tiny bundle of matter that transmits light
  3. synthesis
    the combination of ideas into a complex whole
  4. bond
    a connection that fastens things together
  5. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  6. transformation
    the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
  7. energy
    forceful exertion
  8. reaction
    an idea evoked by some experience
  9. compound
    a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
  10. glucose
    a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms
  11. produce
    bring forth or yield
  12. intermediate
    lying between two extremes in time, space, or state
  13. formula
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  14. subscript
    character printed slightly below and to the side of another
  15. chloroplast
    organelle in which photosynthesis takes place
  16. plastid
    any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
  17. pigment
    dry coloring material
  18. monosaccharide
    a sugar that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars
  19. yield
    give or supply
Created on Thu Jun 27 13:31:44 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Jun 27 13:32:27 EDT 2013)

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