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Anaerobic: Not requiring oxygen. Anaerobic bacteria do not need oxygen to grow; in fact, oxygen is usually toxic to them. An anaerobic environment lacks oxygen.
Applying to metabolism in the cells of the body, or to micro-organisms, this means functioning without oxygen. Examples include anaerobic glycolysis: the pathway of ...
adjective 1. (of an organism or tissue) living in the absence of air or free oxygen. 2. pertaining to or caused by the absence of oxygen. Origin: 1880–85; anaerobe ...
Definition of ANAEROBIC. 1. a: living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen < anaerobic respiration> < anaerobic bacteria> b: of, relating to ...
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an·aer·obe (n-r b, n-âr b) n. An organism, such as a bacterium, that can live in the absence of atmospheric oxygen. an aer·o bic (n-r b k, -âr-b k) adj.