English

Adjective

chemoautotrophic ‎(comparative more chemoautotrophic, superlative most chemoautotrophic)

1. (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

• chemolithoautotrophic

Related terms

• auto-
• -trophic
• -troph
• -ic

• chemoautotrophy
• chemoautotroph

• chemotrophic
• chemotrophy
• chemotroph

• autotrophic
• autotrophy
• autotroph