chemosynthesis

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• Chemosynthesis — Chem o*syn the*sis, n. [Chemical + synthesis.] (Plant Physiol.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• chemosynthesis — 1> биох. хемосинтез (органических веществ из неорганических бактериями) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

• chemosynthesis — chemosynthesis. См. хемосинтез. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

• Chemosynthesis — In biochemistry, chemosynthesis is the biological conversion of one or more carbon molecules (usually carbon dioxide or methane) and nutrients into organic matter using the oxidation of inorganic molecules (e.g. hydrogen gas, hydrogen sulfide) or …   Wikipedia

• chemosynthesis — хемосинтез, химиосинтез (биохимия) хемосинтез (органических веществ из неорганических бактериями) …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

• chemosynthesis — n. [Gr. chemeia, pert. chemistry; synthesis, composition] 1. Synthesis of organic chemical compounds in organisms. 2. A type of autotrophic nutrition through which organisms obtain their energy by oxidation of various inorganic compounds instead… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• chemosynthesis — Synthesis of organic compounds by an organism using energy derived from oxidation of inorganic molecules rather than light (see chemotrophy and photosynthesis) …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• chemosynthesis — chemosynthetic /kee moh sin thet ik, kem oh /, adj. chemosynthetically, adv. /kee moh sin theuh sis, kem oh /, n. Biol., Biochem. the synthesis of organic compounds within an organism, with chemical reactions providing the energy source. [1900… …   Universalium

• chemosynthesis — 1) хемосинтез 2) химиосинтез …   Англо-русский технический словарь

• chemosynthesis — noun 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 …   Wiktionary