English Explanatory Dictionary

chemoautotroph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a simple microorganism, such as a prokaryote (bacteria and Archaea), that derives its energy from chemical processes rather than photosynthesis

Word forms

chemoautotroph chemoautotrophs

Etymology

From chemo- + autotroph, the latter from auto- (from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”)) + -troph (from Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”)).

Synonyms

chemolithotroph

Related words

auto- -troph chemoautotrophic chemoautotrophy chemotrophic chemotrophy chemotroph autotrophic autotrophy autotroph photoorganotroph
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