(of an organism or process) depending on oxygen of or relating to aerobes designed for or relating to aerobics: aerobic shoes, aerobic dances
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
aer•o•bic /ɛˈroʊbɪk/USA pronunciation
adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Ecology(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen to sustain life:aerobic organisms.
- of or relating to aerobics:aerobic dancing.
aer•o•bic
(â rō′bik),USA pronunciation adj.
aer•o′bi•cal•ly, adv.
- Ecology(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- pertaining to or caused by the presence of oxygen.
- of or utilizing the principles of aerobics:aerobic exercises; aerobic dances.
- aerobe + -ic 1880–85
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- actinobacillus
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- agrobacteria
- alcaligenes
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- athlete's heart
- athletic shoe
- biochemical oxygen demand
- brucella
- cardiovascular conditioning
- electron transport
- flavobacterium
- high-impact
- hydroaerobics
- klebsiella
- leptospira
- listeria
- mycobacterium
- nocardia
- oxidative phosphorylation
- oxygen
- oxygen cycle
- power walking
- power yoga
- propionibacterium
- runner's high
- salmonella
- shigella
- spirillum
- step aerobics
- streptomyces
- tyrosinase