English Explanatory Dictionary

lithoautotroph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A microbe that takes energy from reduced compounds of minerals.

Word forms

lithoautotroph lithoautotrophs

Etymology

From litho- + autotroph.

Derived words

chemolithoautotroph
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