chemoheterotrophic
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chemoheterotrophic
[ke″mo-het″er-o-trōf´ik]heterotrophic; requiring preformed organic compounds as a source of carbon and oxidizing organic compounds as a source of energy.
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che·mo·or·ga·no·tro·phic
(kē'mō-ōr'gă-nō-trof'ik),Pertaining to a chemoorganotroph.
Synonym(s): chemoheterotrophic
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