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chemoautotrophic — [kē΄mō ôt΄ō träf′ik, kem΄ōôt΄ō träf′ik] adj. 〚 CHEMO + AUTOTROPHIC〛 producing organic matter by the use of energy obtained by oxidation of certain chemicals with carbon dioxide as the carbon source: said of some bacteria chemoautotrophically adv … Universalium
chemoautotrophic — [kē΄mō ôt΄ō träf′ik, kem΄ōôt΄ō träf′ik] adj. [ CHEMO + AUTOTROPHIC] producing organic matter by the use of energy obtained by oxidation of certain chemicals with carbon dioxide as the carbon source: said of some bacteria chemoautotrophically adv … English World dictionary
chemoautotrophic — adjective Date: 1941 being autotrophic and oxidizing an inorganic compound as a source of energy < chemoautotrophic bacteria > • chemoautotrophy noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
chemoautotrophic — Pertaining to a chemoautotroph. SYN: chemolithotrophic. * * * che·mo·au·to·tro·phic .ȯt ə trō fik adj being autotrophic and oxidizing some inorganic compound as a source of energy <chemoautotrophic bacteria> che·mo·au·tot·ro·phy ȯ tä trə… … Medical dictionary
chemoautotrophic — adjective obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis. Syn: chemolithoautotrophic … Wiktionary
chemoautotrophic — chemo·autotrophic … English syllables
chemoautotrophic — … Useful english dictionary
chemoautotrophic bacterium — a bacterium that is autotrophic and obtains energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds of iron, nitrogen, sulfur, or hydrogen; none of these are pathogenic … Medical dictionary
Cold seep — Marine habitats Tube worms are among the dominant species in one of four cold seep community types in the Gulf of Mexico. Littoral zone … Wikipedia
Abiogénesis — Para los procesos de la evolución de la vida, véase Historia evolutiva de la vida. Estromatolitos del … Wikipedia Español
