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anaerobic

anae·ro·bic

US/ˌænəˈɹoʊbɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

living or active in the absence of free oxygen

  • “anaerobic bacteria”
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2.

not aerobic

  • “isometric exercises are anaerobic”
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Origin

From French anaérobie, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ic.

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