autotrophic
Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.
Related words
- autotrophically
- chemoautotrophic
- chemolithoautotrophic
- lithoautotrophic
- organoautotrophic
- thioautotrophic
- nonautotrophic
- photoautotrophic
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