炭たん素そ同どう化か

noun

carbon assimilation; carbon fixation

Biochemistry term for the process by which inorganic carbon (CO₂) is converted into organic compounds by living organisms. Often used in contexts such as photosynthesis.

See also: 炭酸同化

• 植しょく物ぶつは光こう合ごう成せいによって炭たん素そ同どう化かを行おこなう。

  Plants perform carbon assimilation through photosynthesis.

• 炭たん素そ同どう化かは地ち球きゅうの炭たん素そ循じゅん環かんにおいて重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたしている。

  Carbon fixation plays an important role in the global carbon cycle.