chemosynthesis
n. [化学] 化学合成
例句
Unless smokers are consistently located near more hospitable warm-water vents, chemosynthesis can account for only a fraction of the vent faunas.
除非烟囱始终位于更适宜的暖水喷口附近,否则化学合成只能占喷口动物群的一小部分。
This suggests that bacterial chemosynthesis is not a sufficient source of nutrition for these creatures.
这表明细菌的化学合成并不是这些生物的充足营养来源。
The bacteria, well the bacteria kind of feed the tubeworms through chemosynthesis, remember, that chemical reaction I described earlier.
而细菌呢,有点像通过化学合成的方式来为管虫提供食物,记得之前讲过的化学作用吧。