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chemolithotroph
che·mo·lith·o·troph [ kmō líthə tròf ] (plural che·mo·lith·o·trophs)


noun 
Definition:
 
bacterium living off inorganic compounds: a bacterium that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds containing iron, nitrogen, or sulfur, and not from living on decaying organisms

chem·o·lith·o·troph·ic [ kmō lithə tróffik ] adjective
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