photoassimilation
/ˌfəʊtəʊəˌsɪmɪˈleɪʃn/Biology
noun
The assimilation of carbon into living organisms by photosynthesis.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists. From photo- + assimilation.
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