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chemolithotrophic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chemolithotroph-ic
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing an organism that derives its energy from the oxidation of inorganic materials.

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

more chemolithotrophic (comparative) most chemolithotrophic (superlative)

Phrases

-troph -ic

Frequently Paired Words

-troph -ic chemolithotrophy chemolithotroph chemotrophic chemotrophy chemotroph lithotrophic

Questions

What does chemolithotrophic mean?
Describing an organism that derives its energy from the oxidation of inorganic materials.
Where does chemolithotrophic come from?
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.

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