chemoautotrophic
adjective
che·mo·au·to·tro·phic
ˌkē-mō-ˌȯ-tə-ˈtrō-fik
also ˌke-
: being autotrophic and oxidizing an inorganic compound as a source of energy
chemoautotrophic bacteria
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