chemosynthesis

English

Etymology

chemo- +‎ synthesis

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

Translations

production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds

• Armenian: քեմոսինթեզ (hy) (kʻemosintʻez)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 化能合成 (huànénghéchéng)

• Estonian: kemosüntees
• Finnish: kemosynteesi
• French: chimiosynthèse (fr) f
• German: Chemosynthese f
• Greek: χημειοσύνθεση (el) (chimeiosýnthesi)
• Hungarian: kemoszintézis (hu)
• Icelandic: efnatillífun f
• Japanese: 化学合成 (かがくごうせい, kagakugōsei)
• Kazakh: хемосинтез (xemosintez)
• Korean: 화학합성(化學合成) (hwahakhapseong)
• Kyrgyz: хемосинтез (hemosintez)
• Latvian: hemosintēze
• Macedonian: хемосинтеза f (hemosinteza)
• Portuguese: quimiossíntese
• Russian: хемосинтез (ru) m (xemosintez)
• Spanish: quimiosíntesis f
• Tamil: வேதிச்சேர்க்கை (vēticcērkkai)
• Turkish: kemosentez (tr)
• Vietnamese: hóa tổng hợp (化總合)

See also

• photosynthesis