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chemotroph
[ kee-muh-trof, -trawf, -trohf, kem-uh- ]
noun
Bacteriology, Biology.
- any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
chemotroph
- 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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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 肠丑别路尘辞路迟谤辞辫丑路颈肠 [kee-m, uh, -, trof, -ik, -, troh, -fik, kem-, uh, -], adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of chemotroph1
chemo- + -troph < Greek 迟谤辞辫丑岣 food
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