chemoautotroph

[ kē′mō-ôtə-trōf′, -trŏf′ ]

n.

An organism that depends on inorganic chemicals for its energy and principally on carbon dioxide for its carbon. chemolithotroph

Other words from chemoautotroph

che′mo•au′to•trophic (-trōfĭk, -trŏfĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for chemoautotroph

chemoautotroph
[ kē′mō-ôtə-trŏf′ ]

See chemotroph.