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Oxidation vs Chemosymbiosis - What's the difference?

oxidation | chemosymbiosis |

As nouns the difference between oxidation and chemosymbiosis

is that oxidation is oxidation, a reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons while chemosymbiosis is (biology) a form of symbiosis in which a bacterium provides chemically-derived energy and nutrients, often via the oxidation of hydrogen sulfide, to a higher organism.

oxidation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The combination of a substance with oxygen.
  • (chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.

    • Antonyms

    * reduction

    Derived terms

    * oxidational

    Related terms

    * oxidate * oxidative * oxide

    chemosymbiosis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) A form of symbiosis in which a bacterium provides chemically-derived energy and nutrients, often via the oxidation of hydrogen sulfide, to a higher organism