chemoautotrophy

== English == === Etymology === From 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