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chemolithotrophy

chemolithotrophy noun: the property of being chemolithotrophic.

Noun

chemolithotrophy (uncountable)

  1. The property of being chemolithotrophic.

Origin of chemolithotrophy

From chemo- + litho- + -trophy.

Questions about chemolithotrophy

What does chemolithotrophy mean?
Chemolithotrophy means the property of being chemolithotrophic.
What part of speech is chemolithotrophy?
Chemolithotrophy is a noun.

Words near chemolithotrophy in the dictionary

  1. chemolithoorganotrophic
  2. chemolithotroph
  3. chemolithotrophic
  4. chemolithotrophically
  5. chemolithotrophs
  6. chemolithotrophy
  7. chemolithotropic
  8. chemoluminescence
  9. chemoluminescences
  10. chemoluminescent
  11. chemoluminescently

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