chemoautotrophic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.

Word forms

chemoautotrophic more chemoautotrophic most chemoautotrophic chemautotrophic chemo-autotrophic

Etymology

From chemo- + autotrophic.

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