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 — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1901 synthesis of organic compounds (as in living cells) by energy derived from inorganic chemical reactions • chemosynthetic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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 — 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