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chemoautotrophic("keem-O-auto-trofe-ik"): to acquire, or get, energy from the chemical bonds in compounds, without the use of sunlight. Some bacteria are chemoautotrophic.
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chemoautotrophicMicroorganisms that produce energy for their metabolism from chemical compounds are called chemoautotrophic. Chemoautotrophic organisms are distinguished from photoautotrophic organisms such as plants [..]
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chemoautotrophicApplied to organisms that produce organic material from inorganic compounds using simple inorganic reactions as a source of energy.
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chemoautotrophic
(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.
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