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Lithotroph vs Chemolithotrophic - What's the difference?

lithotroph | chemolithotrophic | Related terms |

Chemolithotrophic is a related term of lithotroph.



In biology terms the difference between lithotroph and chemolithotrophic

is that lithotroph is an organism that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds (such as ammonia) via electron transfer while chemolithotrophic is describing an organism that derives its energy from the oxidation of inorganic materials.

As a noun lithotroph

is an organism that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds (such as ammonia) via electron transfer.

As an adjective chemolithotrophic is

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

lithotroph

English

(wikipedia lithotroph)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) An organism that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds (such as ammonia) via electron transfer.

    • Derived terms

    * chemolithotroph * photolithotroph * lithotrophic

    See also

    * autotroph * heterotroph * organotroph * phototroph

    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