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lithotrophic

lithotrophic adjective: relating to lithotrophs or to lithotrophy.

Adjective

lithotrophic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to lithotrophs or to lithotrophy

Origin of lithotrophic

From litho- + -trophic.

Words formed from lithotrophic

Questions about lithotrophic

What does lithotrophic mean?
Lithotrophic means relating to lithotrophs or to lithotrophy.
What part of speech is lithotrophic?
Lithotrophic is an adjective.

Words near lithotrophic in the dictionary

  1. lithotritizing
  2. lithotritor
  3. lithotritors
  4. lithotrity
  5. lithotroph
  6. lithotrophic
  7. lithotrophically
  8. lithotrophs
  9. lithotrophy
  10. lithotryptor
  11. lithotryptors

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