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| an·aer·obe [ ánnə rb ] (plural an·aer·obes) |
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organism not needing oxygen: a microorganism that does not require oxygen for metabolism
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| [Late 19th century. Back-formation < French anaérobie "living without air" < Greek an- "not" + French aéro- "air" + Greek bios "life"] |
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