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From chemo- +‎ synthesis.

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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

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