photolithotroph

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ lithotroph.

Noun

photolithotroph (plural photolithotrophs)

  1. A lithotroph that obtains energy from light and therefore uses inorganic electron donors only to fuel biosynthetic reactions.
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