chemoautotrophy

English

Etymology

From chemo- +‎ autotrophy.

Noun

chemoautotrophy (uncountable)

  1. (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.
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