chemoautotroph
chemoautotroph noun: a simple microorganism, such as a prokaryote (bacteria and Archaea), that derives its energy from chemical processes rather than photosynthesis.
Noun
chemoautotroph (plural chemoautotrophs)
- a simple microorganism, such as a prokaryote (bacteria and Archaea), that derives its energy from chemical processes rather than photosynthesis
- Synonyms:
- chemolithotroph
chemoautotroph meaning in Tamil
chemoautotroph in Tamil
- வேதியியல் தன்னூட்டம்
Synonyms of chemoautotroph
Forms of chemoautotroph
| plural | chemoautotrophs |
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Origin of chemoautotroph
From chemo- + autotroph, the latter from auto- (from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”)) + -troph (from Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”)).
Questions about chemoautotroph
- What does chemoautotroph mean?
- Chemoautotroph means a simple microorganism, such as a prokaryote (bacteria and Archaea), that derives its energy from chemical processes rather than photosynthesis.
- What is chemoautotroph in Tamil?
- Chemoautotroph in Tamil is வேதியியல் தன்னூட்டம். See Chemoautotroph meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chemoautotroph?
- Chemoautotroph is a noun.
- What is the plural of chemoautotroph?
- The plural of chemoautotroph is chemoautotrophs.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: chemoautotroph (page history and authors); chemoautotroph (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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