- Anaerobic Bacteria
- Microorganisms that live in oxygen deprived environments.
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Anaerobic Bacteria
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anaerobic bacteria — /ænəroʊbɪk bækˈtɪəriə/ (say anuhrohbik bak tearreeuh) plural noun bacteria which are able to live in the absence of oxygen or which die when exposed to oxygen …
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anaerobic — adjective Date: circa 1881 1. a. living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen < anaerobic respiration > < anaerobic bacteria > b. of, relating to, or being activity in which the body incurs an oxygen debt < anaerobic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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bacteria — Synonyms and related words: Euglena, adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, animalcule, bacillus, bacterium, bug, coccus, colon bacillus, diatom, disease producing microorganism, dyad, echovirus, enterovirus,… … Moby Thesaurus
anaerobic — an|aer|o|bic [ ,ænə roubık ] adjective SCIENCE living or happening without oxygen from the air: anaerobic bacteria anaerobic respiration … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
