(from the article `bacteria`) ...triphosphate (ATP) from light energy. Chemotrophs obtain their energy from chemicals (organic and inorganic compounds); chemolithotrophs obtain ...
Synonym: chemoorganotroph. ... Origin: chem-+ G. Heteros, other, + trophe, nourishment ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(ke″mo-het´әr-o-trōf″) a chemoheterotrophic organism.
Type: Term Pronunciation: kē′mō-het′er-ō-trōf Synonyms: chemoorganotroph
chemoheterotroph An organism that obtains carbon from organic compunds but obtains energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds.