chemoautotroph
chemoautotroph · chemoautotrophs
A simple microorganism, such as a prokaryote, that derives its energy from chemical…A simple microorganism, such as a prokaryote (bacteria and Archaea), that derives its energy from chemical processes rather than photosynthesis
Meaning
1 sensesA simple microorganism, such as a prokaryote (bacteria and Archaea), that derives its energy from chemical processes rather than photosynthesis
More definitions
- An organism that depends on chemicals for its energy and principally on carbon dioxide for its carbon.
Origin
From chemo- + autotroph, the latter from auto- (from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”))From chemo- + autotroph, the latter from auto- (from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”)) + -troph (from Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”)).
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Forms
plural: chemoautotrophs| Singular | chemoautotroph |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- An organism that depends on chemicals for its energy and principally on carbon dioxide for its carbon.:chemotrophic autotroph