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Anaerobic
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example Sentences
- Manures should go into anaerobic digesters to make clean biofuel.
- It is only when the piles become starved of oxygen that noxious anaerobic activity begins.
- Conduct research on cellular respiration and anaerobic respiration in muscles.
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Word Origin & History
anaerobic
"capable of living without oxygen," 1879 (as anaerobian, modern form first attested 1884), from Fr. anaérobie, coined 1863 by Louis Pasteur, from Gk. an- "without" + aer "air" + bios "life" (see bio-).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
anaerobic an·aer·o·bic (ān'ə-rō'bĭk, -â-rō'bĭk)
adj.
Relating to or being an anaerobe.
Living without oxygen.
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Science Dictionary
anaerobic  (ān'ə-rō'bĭk) Pronunciation Key
Occurring in the absence of oxygen or not requiring oxygen to live. Anaerobic bacteria produce energy from food molecules without the presence of oxygen. Compare aerobic. |
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Cultural Dictionary
anaerobic [(an-uh-roh-bik, an-air-oh-bik)]A descriptive term for a process, such as fermentation, that can proceed only in the absence of oxygen, or a living thing that can survive only in the absence of oxygen. (Compare aerobic.)
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