Chemoautotrophic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    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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chemolithoautotrophicchemolithoautotrophic

Etymology

From chemo- + autotrophic.

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