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photosynthate Bot.|fəʊtəʊˈsɪnθeɪt|
[f. next + -ate, after filtrate, precipitate.]
A substance formed by photosynthesis.
1913W. F. Ganong Living Plant ii. 24 The process being one of formation, or synthesis, under action of light, is called scientifically photosynthesis, while the substance made is the photosynthate. 1938Weaver & Clements Plant Ecol. (ed. 2) xiv. 395 Many species of evergreens are known to make photosynthate in winter in sufficiently large amounts to balance that oxidized in respiration. 1978Nature 5 Jan. 93/2 A conifer manufactures photosynthates at all times of the year except when climatic conditions are unsuitable, due for example to low temperatures or drought stress. |