chemoautotrophic
English
Alternative forms
- chemautotrophic
- chemo-autotrophic
Etymology
Adjective
chemoautotrophic (comparative more chemoautotrophic, superlative most chemoautotrophic)
- (biology, of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.
Synonyms
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