Usually means: Conversion of chemicals into energy.
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  1. chemosynthesis: Merriam-Webster
  2. chemosynthesis: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. chemosynthesis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. chemosynthesis: Collins English Dictionary
  5. chemosynthesis: Vocabulary.com
  6. chemosynthesis: Wordnik
  7. chemosynthesis: Wiktionary
  8. chemosynthesis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. chemosynthesis: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. chemosynthesis: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. chemosynthesis: Dictionary.com
  12. Chemosynthesis (nanotechnology), Chemosynthesis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. chemosynthesis: Rhymezone
  14. chemosynthesis: FreeDictionary.org
  15. chemosynthesis: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  1. chemosynthesis: Encyclopedia

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  1. chemosynthesis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. chemosynthesis: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (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

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