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2024
chemotrophy
chemotrophy
English
Noun
chemotrophy
(
uncountable
)
(
biology
)
The
synthesis
of an organism's
energy
by the
oxidation
of
electron
-donating
molecules
in the
environment
.
Related terms
chemotroph
chemotrophic
Etymology
chemo-
+
-trophy
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