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lithoautotrophy

lithoautotrophy noun: a form of chemoautotrophy in which organisms utilise energy from minerals and other inorganic material.

Noun

lithoautotrophy (uncountable)

  1. A form of chemoautotrophy in which organisms utilise energy from minerals and other inorganic material

Origin of lithoautotrophy

From litho- + autotrophy.

Questions about lithoautotrophy

What does lithoautotrophy mean?
Lithoautotrophy means a form of chemoautotrophy in which organisms utilise energy from minerals and other inorganic material.
What part of speech is lithoautotrophy?
Lithoautotrophy is a noun.

Words near lithoautotrophy in the dictionary

  1. litho-
  2. lithoautotroph
  3. lithoautotrophic
  4. lithoautotrophically
  5. lithoautotrophs
  6. lithoautotrophy
  7. lithobiid
  8. lithobiids
  9. lithobilic acid
  10. lithobiomorph
  11. lithobiomorphs

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