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Inorganic vs Chemolithotrophic - What's the difference?

inorganic | chemolithotrophic |

As adjectives the difference between inorganic and chemolithotrophic

is that inorganic is (chemistry) relating to a compound that does not contain carbon while chemolithotrophic is (biology) describing an organism that derives its energy from the oxidation of inorganic materials.

As a noun inorganic

is (chemistry) an inorganic compound.

inorganic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (chemistry) relating to a compound that does not contain carbon
  • (by extension) that does not originate in a living organism

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) An inorganic compound

    • See also

    * organic

    chemolithotrophic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biology) Describing an organism that derives its energy from the oxidation of inorganic materials

    • Related terms

    * -troph * -ic * chemolithotrophy * chemolithotroph * chemotrophic * chemotrophy * chemotroph * lithotrophic * lithotrophy * lithotroph