chemoheterotrophic


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.

che·mo·or·ga·no·tro·phic

(kē'mō-ōr'gă-nō-trof'ik), Pertaining to a chemoorganotroph. Synonym(s): chemoheterotrophic