photolithotroph
photolithotroph A phototroph in which photosynthesis is associated with the oxidation of an inorganic compound (or element, in the case of some photosynthetic bacteria). For example, green plants obtain energy from sunlight by photosynthesis, during which water is oxidized to yield oxygen.
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