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chemoautotrophic Definition

chemo·auto·tro·phic (kē′mō ôt′ō träf′ik, kem′ō-)

adjective

producing organic matter by the use of energy obtained by oxidation of certain chemicals with carbon dioxide as the carbon source: said of some bacteria

Etymology: chemo- + autotrophic

chemoautotrophic Related Forms
che′mo·au′to·tro′·phi·cally adverb che′mo·autot′·ro·phy (--ô tä′trə fē) noun