Thesaurus: chemosynthesis

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1. n. synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi
2. Synthesis of organic compounds by energy derived from chemical changes or reactions. Chemosynthesis of carbohydrates occurs in the nitrite bacteria through the oxidation of ammonia to nitrous acid, and in the nitrate bacteria through the conversion of nitrous into nitric acid. -- Chem`o*syn*thet"ic (#), a.
3. Synthesis of organic compounds by energy derived from chemicalchanges or reactions. Chemosynthesis of carbohydrates occurs in thenitrite bacteria through the oxidation of ammonia to nitrous acid,and in the nitrate bacteria through the conversion of nitrous intonitric acid. -- Chem`o*syn*thet"ic (#), a.
4. n. synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi