Definitions for "Chemosynthesis"
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 to nitrous acid, and in the nitrate bacteria through the conversion of nitrous into nitric acid.
The process whereby chemical energy is used to make organic compounds from inorganic compounds. One example is the oxidation of ammonia to nitrite by nitrifying bacteria.
Synthesizing organic compounds by energy derived from chemical reactions rather than from the energy of the sun. Chemosynthetic organisms are autotrophs.