chemoautotrophic

== English == === Alternative forms === chemautotrophic chemo-autotrophic === Etymology === From chemo- + autotrophic. === Adjective === chemoautotrophic (comparative more chemoautotrophic, superlative most chemoautotrophic) (biology, of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis. ==== Synonyms ==== chemolithoautotrophic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== -troph chemoautotrophy chemoautotroph chemotrophic chemotrophy chemotroph autotrophic autotrophy autotroph