chemioautotrophic

English

Etymology

From chemo- +‎ auto +‎ -trophic.

Adjective

chemioautotrophic (not comparable)

  1. (biochemistry, bacteriology) An organism that uses an inorganic carbon source and an inorganic electron/energy source.
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