glossary:chemoautotrophs
(1) Capable of synthesizing cell constituents from carbon dioxide with energy from inorganic reactions.
(2) An organism, such as a bacterium or protozoan, that obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds as opposed to photosynthesis.
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