chemautotroph

British

/ ˌkiːməʊˈɔːtətrəʊf, ˌkɛm-, ˌkɛm-, ˌkiːməʊˈɔːtrəuf, ˌkiːməʊˌɔːtəˈtrɒfɪk /

noun

Also called: chemolithotroph. biology an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or hydrogen sulphide

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chemautotrophic

adjective

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