The raw materials are carbon dioxide and water; the energy source is sunlight, and chlorophyll is an essential pigment in the presence of which alone light energy from the sun can be converted to chemical energy; and the end-products are oxygen and (energy rich) carbohydrates, for example sucrose, glucose and starch.he raw materials are carbon dioxide and water; the energy source is sunlight, and chlorophyll is an essential pigment in the presence of which alone light energy from the sun can be converted to chemical energy; and the end-products are oxygen and (energy rich) carbohydrates, for example sucrose, glucose and starch.
Definition of stroganoff - a dish in which the central ingredient, typically strips of beef, is cooked in a sauce containing sour cream. Definition of stroganoff - a dish in which the central ingredient, typically strips of beef, is cooked in a sauce containing sour cream.
See distaff defined for English-language learners. A distaff was originally a short staff that held a bundle of fibers - of flax or wool, for example - ready to be spun into yarn or thread. Since spinning was a basic daily task customarily done by women, the distaff came to be the symbol for the work or domain of women.