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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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 uncountable, usually
2. 2
   synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi wordnet

Etymology

From chemo- + synthesis.

Related phrases

carbon dioxide

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