chemoautotroph
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che·mo·au·to·troph
(kē′mō-ô′tə-trŏf′, -trōf′, kĕm′ō-)n.
See chemolithoautotroph.
che′mo·au′to·troph′ic adj.
che′mo·au·tot′ro·phy (-ô-tŏt′rə-fē) n.
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chemoautotroph
(ˌkiːməʊˈɔːtəˌtrəʊf)n
an organism that obtains energy through chemoautotrophy
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