aerobe

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛərəʊb/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(âr′ōb)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
aer•obe  (âr′ōb),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Microbiologyan organism, esp. a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
  • aer- + (micr)obe 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aerobe / ˈɛərəʊb/, aerobium / ɛəˈrəʊbɪəm/ ( -obes, -obia / -ˈəʊbɪə/)
  1. an organism that requires oxygen for respiration
    Compare anaerobe
Etymology: 19th Century: from aero- + Greek bios life. Compare microbe
'aerobe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aerobic - anaerobe

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