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lithotrophy

lithotrophy noun: the condition of being lithotrophic.

Noun

lithotrophy (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being lithotrophic

Origin of lithotrophy

From litho- + -trophy.

Questions about lithotrophy

What does lithotrophy mean?
Lithotrophy means the condition of being lithotrophic.
What part of speech is lithotrophy?
Lithotrophy is a noun.

Words near lithotrophy in the dictionary

  1. lithotrity
  2. lithotroph
  3. lithotrophic
  4. lithotrophically
  5. lithotrophs
  6. lithotrophy
  7. lithotryptor
  8. lithotryptors
  9. lithotype
  10. lithotyped
  11. lithotypes

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