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Describing an organism that derives its energy from the oxidation of inorganic materials.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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History
Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (lĭ́thos)der. English litho- Ancient Greek τροφῐκός (trophĭkós)der. English -trophic English chemolithotrophic From chemo- + litho- + -trophic.
