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an⋅aer⋅obe

  [an-uh-rohb, an-air-ohb]
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–noun
an organism, esp. a bacterium, that does not require air or free oxygen to live (opposed to aerobe ).
Origin:
1875–80; an- 1 + aerobe
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an·aer·obe   (ān'ə-rōb', ān-âr'ōb')   
n.  An organism, such as a bacterium, that can live in the absence of atmospheric oxygen.
an'aer·o'bic (ān'ə-rō'bĭk, -âr-ō'bĭk) adj., an'aer·o'bi·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: an·aer·obe
Pronunciation: 'an-&-"rOb; (')an-'a(-&)r-"Ob, -'e(-&)r-
Function: noun
: an anaerobic organism
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anaerobe an·aer·obe (ān'ə-rōb', ān-âr'ōb')
n.
An organism that can live in the absence of atmospheric oxygen.

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anaerobe   (ān'ə-rōb')  Pronunciation Key 
An organism, such as a bacterium, that can or must live in the absence of oxygen. Compare aerobe.
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