chemolithoheterotrophic

adjective

Both chemolithotrophic and heterotrophic

Scrabble 43
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivechemolithoheterotrophic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBoth chemolithotrophic and heterotrophic

    Such a chemolithoheterotrophic lifestyle was in agreement with the in situ environment of the sediments of the Atlantis II Deep.

    2015 October 21, “Zonation of Microbial Communities by a Hydrothermal Mound in the Atlantis II Deep (the Red Sea)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From chemo- + litho- + heterotrophic.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: chemolithoheterotrophic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.