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Definition of Chemoautotrophic
1. Adjective. (biology of an organism) obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis. ¹
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Medical Definition of Chemoautotrophic
1. Pertaining to a chemoautotroph. Synonym: chemolithotrophic. (05 Mar 2000)