chemolithotrophn.
/ˌkiːmə(ʊ)ˈlɪθəˌtrəʊf/, /ˌkɛmə(ʊ)ˈlɪθəˌtrəʊf/, U.S. /ˌkiməˈlɪθətroʊf/, /ˌkɛməˈlɪθətroʊf/ Biology.
A chemolithotrophic organism.
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the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in relation to habitat > [noun]
colonist1839
benthos1891
land form1897
heterotroph1900
autotroph1901
epibenthos1902
specialist1902
microaerophile1903
nitrifier1903
consumer1904
nitrogen fixer1904
producer1904
indicator1906
psychrophile1906
thermophil1909
sulphuretum1925
influent1926
halobiont1928
halophile1928
mesophile1928
oligosaprobe1931
saprobe1932
eurytope1938
stenotope1938
photoautotroph1939
chemoautotroph1943
prototroph1946
mixotrophy1948
chemolithoautotroph1949
auxotroph1950
chemoheterotroph1951
chemoorganotroph1953
chemolithotroph1955
chemotroph1958
osmophile1961
psychrotroph1963
saprotroph1963
generalist1964
opportunist1967
cryophile1970
1955 New Biol. 18 55 Desulphovibrio [is] a chemolithotroph, that is a ‘chemosynthetic’ organism, able to synthesize all the organic compounds it requires from carbon dioxide using the energy derived from the oxidation of inorganic substances.
1978 Nature 17 Aug. 658/2 The first organisms were simple anaerobic heterotrophs or possibly chemolithotrophs which depended for their existence on the free energy available in whatever substances were present in the environment.
2000 C. Tudge Variety of Life ii. ii. 113 Chemoautotrophs can grow on a medium that is strictly mineral, without input of light; and some of them are hence called chemolithotrophs.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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