chemolithotroph
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chemolithotroph
[ke″mo-lith´o-trōf]a chemolithotrophic organism.
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che·mo·au·to·troph
(kē'mō-aw'tō-trōf),An organism that depends on chemicals for its energy and principally on carbon dioxide for its carbon.
Synonym(s): chemolithotroph
[chemo- + G. autos, self, + trophikos, nourishing]
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chemolithotroph
(kē′mō-lĭth′ə-trŏf′, -trōf′, kĕm′ō-)n.
See chemolithoautotroph.
che′mo·lith′o·tro′phic adj.
che′mo·li·thot′ro·phy (-lī-thŏt′rə-fē) adj.
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che·mo·au·to·troph
(kē'mō-aw'tō-trōf)An organism that depends on inorganic chemicals for its energy and principally on carbon dioxide for its carbon.
Synonym(s): chemolithotroph.
Synonym(s): chemolithotroph.
[chemo- + G. autos, self, + trophikos, nourishing]
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