"lithoautotroph" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lithoautotrophs [plural]
Etymology: litho- + autotroph Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|litho|autotroph}} litho- + autotroph Head templates: {{en-noun}} lithoautotroph (plural lithoautotrophs)
  1. (biology) A microbe that takes energy from reduced compounds of minerals. Wikipedia link: lithoautotroph Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-lithoautotroph-en-noun-H9u7taLM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with litho- Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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