chemoheterotroph
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chemoheterotroph
[ke″mo-het´er-o-trōf]a chemoheterotrophic organism.
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che·mo·or·ga·no·troph
(kē'mō-ōr'gă-nō-trōf'),An organism that depends on organic chemicals for its energy and carbon.
Synonym(s): chemoheterotroph
[chemo- + G. organon, organ, + trophē, nourishment]
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chemoheterotroph
a CHEMOAUTOROPHIC heterotroph.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005