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lithotroph

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  • noun biology An organism that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds (such as ammonia) via electron transfer.

Etymologies

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From litho- + -troph.

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forms (3)

Forms

  1. chemolithotroph
  2. lithotrophic
  3. photolithotroph

cross-references (4)

Cross-references

  1. autotroph
  2. heterotroph
  3. organotroph
  4. phototroph

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