"chemoautotrophic" meaning in English

See chemoautotrophic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more chemoautotrophic [comparative], most chemoautotrophic [superlative], chemautotrophic [alternative], chemo-autotrophic [alternative]
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  1. (biology, of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis. Synonyms: chemolithoautotrophic Derived forms: chemoautotrophically Related terms: -troph, chemoautotrophy, chemoautotroph, chemotrophic, chemotrophy, chemotroph, autotrophic, autotrophy, autotroph

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        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "en:Biology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "nutrition",
          "nutrition"
        ],
        [
          "oxidation",
          "oxidation"
        ],
        [
          "chemical",
          "chemical"
        ],
        [
          "photosynthesis",
          "photosynthesis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biology, of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of an organism"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "chemolithoautotrophic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chemoautotrophic"
}

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