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chemosymbiosis

chemosymbiosis noun: a form of symbiosis in which a bacterium provides chemically-derived energy and nutrients, often via the oxidation of hydrogen sulfide, to a higher organism.

Noun

chemosymbiosis (countable and uncountable, plural chemosymbioses)

  1. A form of symbiosis in which a bacterium provides chemically-derived energy and nutrients, often via the oxidation of hydrogen sulfide, to a higher organism

Forms of chemosymbiosis

pluralchemosymbioses

Origin of chemosymbiosis

From chemo- + symbiosis.

Questions about chemosymbiosis

What does chemosymbiosis mean?
Chemosymbiosis means a form of symbiosis in which a bacterium provides chemically-derived energy and nutrients, often via the oxidation of hydrogen sulfide, to a higher organism.
What part of speech is chemosymbiosis?
Chemosymbiosis is a noun.
What is the plural of chemosymbiosis?
The plural of chemosymbiosis is chemosymbioses.

Words near chemosymbiosis in the dictionary

  1. chemosusceptibilities
  2. chemosusceptibility
  3. chemosymbiont
  4. chemosymbionts
  5. chemosymbioses
  6. chemosymbiosis
  7. chemosymbiotic
  8. chemosymbiotrophic
  9. chemosynapse
  10. chemosynapses
  11. chemosyndrome

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