chemosynthetic
adjective/ˌkiːməʊsɪnˈθetɪk/
/ˌkiːməʊsɪnˈθetɪk/
[only before noun] (biology)- relating to or involved in the process by which some organisms (= living things) that live in dark places at the bottom of the sea feed themselves using energy from sulphides mixed with oxygen
- chemosynthetic microbes
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