photolithoautotroph

noun

Any autotrophic organism that uses light energy and an inorganic electron donor and carbon dioxide as its carbon source.

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Meanings

nounphotolithoautotroph (plural photolithoautotrophs)

plural photolithoautotrophs

  1. Any autotrophic organism that uses light energy and an inorganic electron donor and carbon dioxide as its carbon source.

Origin

From photo- + litho- + autotroph.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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