| Pronunciation: | | `aneh'rowbik
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- [adj] living or active in the absence of free oxygen; "anaerobic bacteria"
- [adj] not aerobic; "isometric exercises are anaerobic"
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ANAEROBIC is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | anaerobiotic |
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| | Antonyms: | | aerobic, aerophilic, aerophilous |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\An*a`["e]*rob"ic\, a. (Biol.)
Relating to, or like, ana["e]robies; ana["e]robiotic.
\An*a`["e]*rob"ic\, a. [Pref. an-not + a["e]robic.]
(Biol.)
Not requiring air or oxygen for life; -- applied especially
to those microbes to which free oxygen is unnecessary;
ana["e]robiotic; -- opposed to {a["e]robic}.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Able to live without oxygen, as certain bacteria; or, a type of exercise in which short, vigorous bursts of activity requiring little additional oxygen are performed. Opposite of AEROBIC. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Relating to a process that occurs with little or no oxygen present. |
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