Write the chemical equation for the overall process of photosynthesis. a. Identify the reactants, products, and the meaning of the several arrows. 8. Explain what the equation of photosynthesis means. Carbon dioxide and water, the reactants, enter photosynthesis. A six carbon sugar and oxygen are formed, the products.
oppression noun [ U ] (RULE) âº a situation in which people are governed in an unfair and cruel way and prevented from having opportunities and freedom: Every human being has the right to freedom from oppression. War, famine and oppression have forced people in the region to flee from their homes. the oppression of women.
oppression - the act of subjugating by cruelty; the tyrant's oppression of the people. 2. oppression - the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: after years of oppression they finally revolted. subjection, subjugation - forced submission to control by others. yoke - an oppressive power; under the yoke of a tyrant; they threw off the yoke of domination.