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chemosynthesis

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001238

A microbial process where energy is obtained by the oxidation of inorganic compounds to synthesise organic compounds, typically in the absence of sunlight.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001238
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoenergy metabolism; photosynthesis
TranslationsSpanish: quimiosíntesis
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001238",
  "term": "chemosynthesis",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A microbial process where energy is obtained by the oxidation of inorganic compounds to synthesise organic compounds, typically in the absence of sunlight.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "energy metabolism",
    "photosynthesis"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "quimiosíntesis"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/chemosynthesis/"
}

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