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2024
chemoautotrophy
chemoautotrophy
English
Noun
chemoautotrophy
(
uncountable
)
(
biology
)
A mode of growth in which CO
2
is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is derived from
chemical
processes rather than light.
Related terms
auto-
-trophy
-troph
-y
chemoautotrophic
chemoautotroph
chemotrophic
chemotrophy
chemotroph
autotrophic
autotrophy
autotroph
Etymology
chemo-
+
autotrophy
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