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chemosymbiosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

chemosymbiosis chemosymbioses

Etymology

From chemo- + symbiosis.

Related words

chemosymbiont chemosymbiotic

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