Chemotrophic
[kee-muh-trof, -trawf, -trohf, kem-uh-] /ˈki məˌtrɒf, -ˌtrɔf, -ˌtroʊf, ˌkɛm ə-/
noun, Bacteriology, Biology.
1.
any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
chemotroph
(kē’mō-trŏf’)
An organism that manufactures its own food through chemosynthesis (the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds) as opposed to photosynthesis. The sulfur-oxidizing bacteria found at deep-sea hydrothermal vents and nitrifying bacteria in the soil are chemotrophs. Also called chemoautotroph. Compare phototroph.
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