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Etymology

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photosynthesis +‎ -tron

Noun

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photosynthetron (plural photosynthetrons)

  1. A photosynthesis irradiance incubator
    • 2015 July 15, “Interacting Effects of Light and Iron Availability on the Coupling of Photosynthetic Electron Transport and CO 2 -Assimilation in Marine Phytoplankton”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Spiked samples were mixed gently but thoroughly, aliquoted into 20 ml glass scintillation vials and placed into the photosynthetron.