"chemosynthesis" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-chemosynthesis.wav Forms: chemosyntheses [plural]
Etymology: From chemo- + synthesis. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|chemo|synthesis}} chemo- + synthesis Head templates: {{en-noun|-|chemosyntheses}} chemosynthesis (usually uncountable, plural chemosyntheses)
  1. the production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using the oxidation of chemical nutrients as a source of energy rather than sunlight; it is limited to certain bacteria and fungi Wikipedia link: chemosynthesis Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: photosynthesis Translations (production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds): تمثيل كيميائي (Tamthīl kīmyāʼī) [masculine] (Arabic), քեմոսինթեզ (kʻemosintʻez) (Armenian), 化能合成 (huànénghéchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), kemosüntees (Estonian), kemosynteesi (Finnish), chimiosynthèse [feminine] (French), Chemosynthese [feminine] (German), χημειοσύνθεση (chimeiosýnthesi) (Greek), kemoszintézis (Hungarian), efnatillífun [feminine] (Icelandic), 化学合成 (kagakugōsei) (alt: かがくごうせい) (Japanese), хемосинтез (xemosintez) (Kazakh), 화학합성 (hwahakhapseong) (alt: 化學合成) (Korean), хемосинтез (hemosintez) (Kyrgyz), hemosintēze (Latvian), хемосинтеза (hemosinteza) [feminine] (Macedonian), quimiossíntese (Portuguese), хемоси́нтез (xemosíntez) [masculine] (Russian), quimiosíntesis [feminine] (Spanish), வேதிச்சேர்க்கை (vēticcērkkai) (Tamil), kemosentez (Turkish), hóa tổng hợp (alt: 化總合) (Vietnamese)

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