chemoautotrophy
English
Etymology
chemo- + autotrophy
Noun
chemoautotrophy (uncountable)
- (biology) A mode of growth in which CO2 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