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aerobium

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aer⋅o⋅bi⋅um

[ai-roh-bee-uhm]
–noun, plural ‑bi⋅a [‑bee-uh] .
aerobe.
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aer·obe   (âr'ōb')   
n.  An organism, such as a bacterium, requiring oxygen to live. Also called aerobium.

[French aérobie : Greek āēr, air; see aero- + Greek bios, life; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]
aer·o·bi·um   (â-rō'bē-əm)   
n.  See aerobe.

[New Latin āerobium, from aerobe.]
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