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au·to·tro·phic

adj 1  :  needing only carbon dioxide or carbonates as a source of carbon and a simple inorganic nitrogen compound for metabolic synthesis  2  :  not requiring a specified exogenous factor for normal metabolism au*to*tro*phi*cal*ly adv 
 
 

 
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