Etymology

chemosymbiosis

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Today it 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 Full definition →

English symbiosis ← New Latin chēmīa
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  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishsymbiosis
  4. English todaychemosymbiosis

From chemo- + symbiosis.

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