How to Use chemosynthesis in a Sentence

chemosynthesis

noun
  • This process, called chemosynthesis, supports entire food webs in the absence of sunlight.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Instead, the ecosystem runs on chemosynthesis.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The bacteria living inside clam and tube worm species then use this methane for chemosynthesis to survive, Du said.
    — Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Instead of relying on oxygen or sunlight, these organisms use sulfur compounds as an energy source, through a process known as chemosynthesis.
    — New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Scientists had suspected that the trench fauna depended on chemosynthesis, a process used by organisms living near hydrothermal vents that derive energy from chemicals rather than sunlight.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
  • This cavern, known as Sulfur Cave, houses a chemoautotrophic ecosystem sustained not by sunlight but chemosynthesis – or the process of converting chemical energy into organic matter.
    — New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The bacteria living inside clam and tube worm species then use this methane for chemosynthesis to survive, said Du, who was named by the scientific publisher Nature as one of 10 individuals who shaped 2025’s most influential science.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025

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