chemautotrophic
chemautotrophic is the alternative form of chemoautotrophic.
Meaning of chemoautotrophic
Adjective
chemoautotrophic (comparative more chemoautotrophic, superlative most chemoautotrophic)
- obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.
- Synonyms:
- chemolithoautotrophic
Questions about chemautotrophic
- What is chemautotrophic the alternative form of?
- Chemautotrophic is the alternative form of chemoautotrophic.
Words near chemautotrophic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: chemautotrophic (page history and authors); chemoautotrophic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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