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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: synthesis
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English synthesis English chemosynthesis From chemo- + synthesis.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
تمثيل كيميائي
(Tamthīl kīmyāʼī)
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Armenian:
քեմոսինթեզ
(kʻemosintʻez)
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Chinese Mandarin:
化能合成
(huànénghéchéng)
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Estonian:
kemosüntees
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Finnish:
kemosynteesi
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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French:
chimiosynthèse
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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German:
Chemosynthese
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Greek:
χημειοσύνθεση
(chimeiosýnthesi)
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Hungarian:
kemoszintézis
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Icelandic:
efnatillífun
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Japanese:
化学合成
(kagakugōsei)
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Kazakh:
хемосинтез
(xemosintez)
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Korean:
화학합성
(hwahakhapseong)
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Kyrgyz:
хемосинтез
(hemosintez)
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Latvian:
hemosintēze
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Macedonian:
хемосинтеза
(hemosinteza)
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Portuguese:
quimiossíntese
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Russian:
хемоси́нтез
(xemosíntez)
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Spanish:
quimiosíntesis
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Tamil:
வேதிச்சேர்க்கை
(vēticcērkkai)
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Turkish:
kemosentez
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds
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Vietnamese:
hóa tổng hợp
— production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds