chemoautotroph
[ kē′mō-ô′tə-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•tro′phic (-trō′fĭk, -trŏf′ĭk) adj.Words nearby chemoautotroph
chemnitz,
chemo,
chemo-,
chemo-organotroph,
chemoattractant,
chemoautotroph,
chemoautroph,
chemobiotic,
chemocautery,
chemodectoma,
chemodectomatosis
Scientific definitions for chemoautotroph
chemoautotroph
[ kē′mō-ô′tə-trŏf′ ]
See chemotroph.