chemosynthetic

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adjective

Using or relating to chemosynthesis.

OriginEnglish synthetic ← French synthétique ← Ancient Greek συνθετικός (sunthetikós) →
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Meanings

adjectivechemosynthetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableUsing or relating to chemosynthesis.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  3. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  4. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  5. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  6. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  7. New Latinchēmīa
  8. Englishchemo-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  12. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  13. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  14. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  17. Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
  18. Ancient Greekσῠντῐ́θημῐ (sŭntĭ́thēmĭ)
  19. Ancient Greekσύνθεσις (súnthesis)
  20. Ancient Greekσυνθετικός (sunthetikós)
  21. Frenchsynthétique
  22. Englishsynthetic
  23. Englishchemosynthetic

From chemo- + synthetic.

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Cite this entry
APA

chemosynthetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemosynthetic

MLA

“chemosynthetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemosynthetic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemosynthetic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemosynthetic.

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