PHOTOSYSTEM


Meaning of PHOTOSYSTEM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfō-tō-ˌsis-təm ]

noun

Date: 1964

: either of two photochemical reaction centers consisting chiefly of photosynthetic pigments complexed with protein and occurring in chloroplasts:

a. : one that absorbs light with a wavelength of about 700 nanometers — called also photosystem I

b. : one that absorbs light with a wavelength of about 680 nanometers — called also photosystem II

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.