POWER OF TAXATION. It is the inherent power of the state to raise revenues to defray the expenses of the government or for any public purpose. This can be done through the imposition of burdens or imposition on persons, properties, services, occupations or transactions.
Chemoautotroph. Definition. noun, plural: chemoautotrophs. An organism (typically a bacterium or a protozoan) that obtains energy through chemical process, which is by the oxidation of electron donating molecules from the environment, rather than by photosynthesis. Supplement.n organism (typically a bacterium or a protozoan) that obtains energy through chemical process, which is by the oxidation of electron donating molecules from the environment, rather than by photosynthesis. Supplement.
Most heterotrophs are chemoorganoheterotrophs (or simply organotrophs) who utilize organic compounds both as a carbon source and an energy source. The term heterotroph very often refers to chemoorganoheterotrophs.