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2024
lithotroph
lithotroph
English
Noun
lithotroph
(
plural
lithotrophs
)
(
biology
)
An
organism
that obtains its
energy
from
inorganic
compounds
(such as
ammonia
) via electron transfer.
Derived terms
chemolithotroph
photolithotroph
lithotrophic
See also
autotroph
heterotroph
organotroph
phototroph
Etymology
From
litho-
+
-troph
.
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