chemoautotrophic

As adjectives the difference between photoautotrophic and chemoautotrophic

is that photoautotrophic is of, or relating to a photoautotroph while chemoautotrophic is (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.

As adjectives the difference between chemoautotrophic and chemoheterotrophic

is that chemoautotrophic is (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 while chemoheterotrophic is of or relating to chemoheterotrophy.

As an adjective chemoautotrophic

is (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.

As a noun photoheterotroph is

a heterotrophic organism that uses light for energy but cannot use carbon dioxide as its sole carbon source and thus uses organic compounds from the environment.

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective chemoautotrophic is

obtaining its nutrition through the oxidation of non-organic compounds (or other chemical processes); as opposed to the process of photosynthesis.

As adjectives the difference between chemoautotrophic and thioautotrophic

is that chemoautotrophic is (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 while thioautotrophic is (biology) describing a chemoautotrophic organism that feeds on sulfides.

Chemoautotrophic is a related term of chemoautotrophy.

As an adjective chemoautotrophic

is (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.

As a noun chemoautotrophy is

(biology) a mode of growth in which co₂ is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is derived from chemical processes rather than light.