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PRONUNCIATION OF CHEMOSYNTHESIS

chemosynthesis  [ˌkɛməʊˈsɪnθɪsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHEMOSYNTHESIS

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Chemosynthesis is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CHEMOSYNTHESIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chemosynthesis

Chemosynthesis

In biochemistry, chemosynthesis is the biological conversion of one or more carbon molecules and nutrients into organic matter using the oxidation of inorganic molecules or methane as a source of energy, rather than sunlight, as in photosynthesis. Chemoautotrophs, organisms that obtain carbon through chemosynthesis, are phylogenetically diverse, but groups that include conspicuous or biogeochemically-important taxa include the sulfur-oxidizing gamma and epsilon proteobacteria, the aquificaeles, the methanogenic archaea and the neutrophilic iron-oxidizing bacteria. Venenivibrio stagnispumantis gains energy by oxidizing hydrogen gas. Many microorganisms in dark regions of the oceans also use chemosynthesis to produce biomass from single carbon molecules. Two categories can be distinguished. In the rare sites at which hydrogen molecules are available, the energy available from the reaction between CO2 and H2 can be large enough to drive the production of biomass. Alternatively, in most oceanic environments, energy for chemosynthesis derives from reactions in which substances such as hydrogen sulfide or ammonia are oxidized.

Definition of chemosynthesis in the English dictionary

The definition of chemosynthesis in the dictionary is the formation of organic material by certain bacteria using energy derived from simple chemical reactions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHEMOSYNTHESIS


analysis
əˈnælɪsɪs
antithesis
ænˈtɪθɪsɪs
basis
ˈbeɪsɪs
biosynthesis
ˌbaɪəʊˈsɪnθɪsɪs
crisis
ˈkraɪsɪs
diathesis
daɪˈæθɪsɪs
epenthesis
ɛˈpɛnθɪsɪs
genesis
ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
hypothesis
haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs
Isis
ˈaɪsɪs
methysis
ˈmɛθɪsɪs
nucleosynthesis
ˌnjuːklɪəʊˈsɪnθɪsɪs
parasynthesis
ˌpærəˈsɪnθɪsɪs
parenthesis
pəˈrɛnθɪsɪs
photosynthesis
ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɪnθɪsɪs
polysynthesis
ˌpɒlɪˈsɪnθɪsɪs
prosthesis
ˈprɒsθɪsɪs
prothesis
ˈprɒθɪsɪs
psychosynthesis
ˌsaɪkəʊˈsɪnθɪsɪs
synthesis
ˈsɪnθɪsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHEMOSYNTHESIS

chemoreceptive
chemoreceptor
chemosmosis
chemosmotic
chemosorb
chemosphere
chemospheric
chemostat
chemosurgery
chemosurgical
chemosynthetic
chemosynthetically
chemotactic
chemotactically
chemotaxis
chemotaxonomic
chemotaxonomist
chemotaxonomy
chemotherapeutic
chemotherapist

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHEMOSYNTHESIS

alternative hypothesis
anthesis
aperture synthesis
catechesis
continuum hypothesis
doctoral thesis
Gaia hypothesis
in parenthesis
Lachesis
mathesis
metathesis
Nemesis
null hypothesis
orchesis
PhD thesis
resynthesis
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
speech synthesis
thesis
voice synthesis
working hypothesis

Synonyms and antonyms of chemosynthesis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chemosynthesis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHEMOSYNTHESIS

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The translations of chemosynthesis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chemosynthesis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

化学合成
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quimiosíntesis
570 millions of speakers

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chemosynthesis
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chemosynthesis
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

التخليق الكيميائي
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Translator English - Russian

хемосинтез
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chemosynthesis
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Translator English - Bengali

chemosynthesis
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chimiosynthèse
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Chemosynthesis
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Translator English - German

Chemosynthese
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Translator English - Japanese

化学合成
130 millions of speakers

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화학 합성
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Translator English - Javanese

Chemosynthesis
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Translator English - Vietnamese

chemosynthesis
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Translator English - Tamil

கீமோசிந்தஸிஸ்
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Translator English - Marathi

रासायनिक संयुगे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kemosentezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chemiosintesi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chemosynthesis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хемосинтез
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Translator English - Romanian

chemosynthesis
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Translator English - Greek

chemosynthesis
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Translator English - Afrikaans

chemosynthesis
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Translator English - Swedish

chemosynthesis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kjemosyntese
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chemosynthesis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEMOSYNTHESIS»

The term «chemosynthesis» is normally little used and occupies the 130.023 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEMOSYNTHESIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chemosynthesis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHEMOSYNTHESIS»

Discover the use of chemosynthesis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chemosynthesis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Plankton of Inland Waters
Hence, substantial chemosynthesis associated with electron donors other than sufide is possible. Intensive chemosynthesis can occur inside macrofauna. This is well known from marine hydrothermal vents, where endosymbiotic sulfide ...
Gene E. Likens, 2010
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Oceanography: An Invitation to Marine Science
Energy Can Also Be Stored through ChemosyntheSiS Photosynthesis appears to be the dominant method of binding energy into carbohydrates on this planet (at least at Earth's surface), but there is another. Chemosynthesis, used by some ...
Tom Garrison, 2012
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Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life
This form of primary production, however, is a form of chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis characteristic of the sunlit portions of the ocean. Like near-surface primary producers, these bacterial communities also experience large cyclic ...
James L. Sumich, John Francis Morrissey, 2004
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Ecosystems of the Deep Oceans
Representative energy-consuming (chemosynthesis) and energy-producing ( respiration) reactions in reducing habitat metabolism and their relationship to solar and geothermal energy sources. For simplicity, only chemosynthesis based on ...
P.A. Tyler, 2003
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Marine Ecology: Concepts and Applications
Primary. production. and. chemosynthesis. Marine Ecology: Concepts and Applications, 1st edition. By M. Speight and P. Henderson. Published 2010 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Table 3.1 Estimates of total net primary production ( NPP) by ...
Martin R. Speight, Peter A. Henderson, 2013
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The Vent and Seep Biota: Aspects from Microbes to Ecosystems
Indeed brachiopods from up to four Orders are known from ancient chemosynthesis-dominated environments and are spectacularly abundant at certain times. Based on an assessment of the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic representatives and ...
Steffen Kiel, 2010
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Biological Oceanography
Sulfide-driven chemosynthesis was not newly discovered with the finding of the deep-sea vents. Chemosynthetic sulfur bacteria have been known since the 19th century (Winogradsky 1887), and they are particularly active in sediments.
Charles B. Miller, Patricia A. Wheeler, 2012
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Primary Productivity in Aquatic Environments
the constant homothermy and up through nonsilted bottom, chemosynthesis is practically absent and the total dark assimilation in this case is about equal to possible calculated assimilation of C02 by heterotrophic microflora (1-3 mg C/m3 per ...
Charles Remington Goldman, International Biological Programme, 1966
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Certificate Biology 1
Photosynthesis and chemosynthesis differ in the following main ways: a. Energy source - Photosynthesis uses up light energy which is converted into chemical energy, i.e. glucose. - Chemosynthesis uses up energy from chemical reactions,  ...
Lina Sequeira
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Articles on Biological Processes, Including: Photosynthesis, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHEMOSYNTHESIS»

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From the Discovery Centre to the EV Nautilus
The bacteria create their energy through a process called 'chemosynthesis'. Before 1977, before the discovery of these giant tube worms, we ... «ABC Local, Jun 15»
2
Witnessing the Birth of Volcanic, Evolutionary Laboratories
... fact utilised chemicals and electric currents – in fact, these primitive creatures are still around today using this process of chemosynthesis. «The London Economic, Jun 15»
3
Raymond McCauley forewarned, forearmed: in-house DNA kits
... so a woman who goes in who's pregnant to get a chemosynthesis. That's a form of DNA testing. A lot of cancer testing now that goes on, even ... «BizNews, May 15»
4
Chemosymbiotic marine animals
The world first learned about chemosynthesis following the discovery of geothermal vents in deep ocean waters in 1977. Chemosynthesis is ... «Maritime Professional, May 15»
5
Bendigo woman beats world-wide applicants to join ocean …
Crucial to survival for organisms is the processes of chemosynthesis whereby bacteria get their energy from the chemicals that are emitted from ... «ABC Local, May 15»
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Hydrothermal Vents And The Start Of Life Underwater
Chemosynthesis helps these creatures thrive in the absence of sunlight. Microbes at the base of the food chain convert chemicals from the ... «Clapway, Apr 15»
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Exploring the depths of the unknown
... a complete ecosystem that was living not off the sun, but off the energy of the earth through a process we call chemosynthesis,” Ballard says. «Boulder Weekly, Apr 15»
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Zombie worm 'destroyed fossils'
... scientists to believe that they co-evolved 45 million years ago, branching out from their cousins that used chemosynthesis to obtain food. «Yahoo News UK, Apr 15»
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Robert Ballard, discoverer of Titanic, to speak at UB April 1
... Rise in 1977 and 1979, along with their exotic life forms living off the energy of the Earth through a process now called chemosynthesis. «UB News Center, Apr 15»
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Robert Ballard, discoverer of the Titanic, to come to UB
“We're going back to the very spot of the chemosynthesis discovery, 35 years later, where the ocean has been spreading for 35 years to look at ... «University at Buffalo The Spectrum, Mar 15»

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