autotrophy

autotrophy
The state of being self-sustaining and able to produce food from inorganic compounds, with carbon dioxide serving as the sole source of carbon.
- carbon a. ability to assimilate CO2 from the air.
- nitrogen a. ability to assimilate nitrate or to do nitrogen fixation.
- sulfur a. ability to assimilate sulfate.

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au·to·tro·phy 'ȯt-ə-.trō-fē, ȯ-'tä-trə-fē n, pl -phies the condition of being autotrophic also the process by which an autotrophic organism obtains energy from carbon dioxide or carbonates and inorganic substances

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au·tot·ro·phy (aw-totґrə-fe) the state of being autotrophic; autotrophic nutrition.

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