chemotrophy
English
Etymology
From
chemo-
+
-trophy
.
Noun
chemotrophy
(
uncountable
)
(
biology
)
The
synthesis
of an organism's
energy
by the
oxidation
of
electron
-donating
molecules
in the
environment
.
Related terms
chemotroph
chemotrophic
Anagrams
chromophyte
,
phytochrome