CHEMOSYNTHESIS


Meaning of CHEMOSYNTHESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈsin(t)-thə-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1901

: synthesis of organic compounds (as in living cells) by energy derived from inorganic chemical reactions

• che·mo·syn·thet·ic -sin-ˈthe-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.