dictionary help| photolithotroph | medical dictionary |
An organism that requires inorganic compounds and that uses light for most of its energy need.
Compare: photoautotroph, photoheterotroph, phototroph.
Origin: photo-+ G. Lithos, stone, mineral, + trophe, nourishment
(05 Mar 2000)
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