Etymology

chemolithoautotroph

Today it means: A chemoautotroph or lithoautotroph Full definition →

English lithoautotroph ← New Latin chēmīa
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The story

  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishlithoautotroph
  4. English todaychemolithoautotroph

From chemo- + lithoautotroph.

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