English Explanatory Dictionary

lithotroph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An organism that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds (such as ammonia) by means of electron transfer.

Word forms

lithotroph lithotrophs

Etymology

From litho- + -troph.

Related words

autotroph heterotroph organotroph phototroph

Derived words

chemolithotroph lithotrophic lithotrophy organolithotroph photolithotroph

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