English
lithoautotrophy
From litho- + autotrophy.
Formed from litho- + autotrophy
Ancient Greek λῐ́θος ‘a stone’
English litho-
Today it means
noun A form of chemoautotrophy in which organisms utilise energy from minerals and other inorganic material
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Etymograph / lithoautotrophy