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lithoautotroph

lithoautotroph noun: a microbe that takes energy from reduced compounds of minerals.

Noun

lithoautotroph (plural lithoautotrophs)

  1. A microbe that takes energy from reduced compounds of minerals.

Forms of lithoautotroph

plurallithoautotrophs

Origin of lithoautotroph

From litho- + autotroph.

Words formed from lithoautotroph

Questions about lithoautotroph

What does lithoautotroph mean?
Lithoautotroph means a microbe that takes energy from reduced compounds of minerals.
What part of speech is lithoautotroph?
Lithoautotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of lithoautotroph?
The plural of lithoautotroph is lithoautotrophs.

Words near lithoautotroph in the dictionary

  1. lithium-ion battery
  2. lithiumlike
  3. lithiums
  4. litho
  5. litho-
  6. lithoautotroph
  7. lithoautotrophic
  8. lithoautotrophically
  9. lithoautotrophs
  10. lithoautotrophy
  11. lithobiid

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