— chemotrophic /kee'meuh trof"ik, -troh"fik, kem'euh-/ , adj.
/kee"meuh trof', -trawf', -trohf', kem'euh-/ , n. Bacteriol., Biol.
any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
[ CHEMO- + -troph trophé food ]