chemoautotroph

chemoautotroph definition - medical

che·mo·au·to·troph (kēˌmō-ôˈtə-trōfˌ, -trŏfˌ)

noun
An organism that depends on inorganic chemicals for its energy and principally on carbon dioxide for its carbon. Also called chemolithotroph.

Related Forms:

  • cheˌmo·auˌto·troˈphic (-trōˈfĭk, -trŏfˈĭk) adjective

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