chemolithoautotroph

noun

A chemoautotroph or lithoautotroph

OriginEnglish lithoautotroph ← New Latin chēmīa →
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Meanings

nounchemolithoautotroph (plural chemolithoautotrophs)

plural chemolithoautotrophs

  1. biologyA chemoautotroph or lithoautotroph

Origin

  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishlithoautotroph
  4. Englishchemolithoautotroph

From chemo- + lithoautotroph.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chemoautolithotroph
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APA

chemolithoautotroph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemolithoautotroph

MLA

“chemolithoautotroph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemolithoautotroph. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemolithoautotroph,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemolithoautotroph.

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