anaerobe
anaerobe · anaerobes
An anaerobic organismAn anaerobic organism; one that does not require oxygen to sustain its metabolic processes.
US/ˈænəˌɹoʊb/
» Many methanogenic Archaea are obligate anaerobes.
Meaning
1 sensesAn anaerobic organism; one that does not require oxygen to sustain its metabolic processes.
an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live
Examples
1 sentencesMany methanogenic Archaea are obligate anaerobes.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From French anaérobie.From French anaérobie.
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Forms
plural: anaerobesWord family
3 related wordsRelatedanaerobiotic