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photolithotroph

photolithotroph noun: a lithotroph that obtains energy from light and therefore uses inorganic electron donors only to fuel biosynthetic reactions.

Noun

photolithotroph (plural photolithotrophs)

  1. A lithotroph that obtains energy from light and therefore uses inorganic electron donors only to fuel biosynthetic reactions.

Forms of photolithotroph

pluralphotolithotrophs

Origin of photolithotroph

From photo- + lithotroph.

Questions about photolithotroph

What does photolithotroph mean?
Photolithotroph means a lithotroph that obtains energy from light and therefore uses inorganic electron donors only to fuel biosynthetic reactions.
What part of speech is photolithotroph?
Photolithotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of photolithotroph?
The plural of photolithotroph is photolithotrophs.

Words near photolithotroph in the dictionary

  1. photolithoprint
  2. photolithoprinted
  3. photolithoprinting
  4. photolithoprints
  5. photolithos
  6. photolithotroph
  7. photolithotrophs
  8. photolocation
  9. photolocations
  10. photolog
  11. photologic

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