chemosynthesis

UK:  [ˌkemə'sɪnθɪsɪs]

US:  [ˌkemoʊ'sɪnθəsɪs]

n.

1.化能合成

2.【化学】化学合成

1 . This process is called chemosynthesis, and a lot of different microbes can do it, microbes living in rocks and soils all over the world.
这个过程叫做化能合成，并且很多不同的微生物都能利用这种能源，比如世界各地生活在岩石和土壤中的微生物。

2 . To be confronted with restricting chemosynthesis pesticides used in organic orchards, insect pest control had become a bottleneck.
面临有机果园不准使用化学合成农药的限制，果树害虫防治成为瓶颈问题。

3 . Chemosynthesis uses chemical raw materials and turns them into carbohydrates, lipids and protein, as well as some other chemical byproducts.
使用化学合成的化学原料及它们变成碳水化合物，脂类和蛋白质，以及一些其他化学副产品。

4 . This suggests that bacterial chemosynthesis is not a sufficient source of nutrition for these creatures.
这意味着细菌化学合成作为一种食物来源对这些生物并不充分。

5 . All the energy to support these life forms is coming from inside the Earth -- so chemosynthesis.
支撑所有的生命形式的能量都来自地球内部-那些化学合成物。