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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

lithotroph en · NOUN

Etymology

From litho- + -troph.

Meanings

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

Forms

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Deriveds

lithotrophy · chemoautolithotroph · chemolithotroph · photolithotroph · organolithotroph · lithotrophic

Relateds

phototroph · organotroph · autotroph · heterotroph