lithotroph.

An organism that uses inorganic substances as electron donors in its metabolism.

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Words that belong together

• a sulfur-oxidizing lithotroph
• lithotrophic metabolism

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The sulfur-oxidizing lithotroph flourished where organic food was scarce.

They checked the lithotroph’s carbon requirements instead of assuming stone supplied every nutrient.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular lithotroph; plural lithotrophs. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.