chemoautotrophy
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Related to chemoautotrophy: chemosynthesis, Heterotrophs
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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chemoautotrophy
(ˌkiːməʊˈɔːtəˌtrəʊfɪ)n
the process of deriving energy through oxidizing inorganic chemical compounds, as opposed to photosynthesis
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