Etymology

chemolithotroph

C3H4E1M3O1L1I1T1H4O1T1R1O1P3H4

Today it means: chemoautotroph Full definition →

English lithotroph ← New Latin chēmīa
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The story

  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishlithotroph
  4. English todaychemolithotroph

From chemo- + lithotroph.

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