Definition of Anaerobic. Meaning of Anaerobic. Synonyms of Anaerobic

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Definition of Anaerobic

Anaerobic
Anaerobic An*a`["e]*rob"ic, a. [Pref. an-not + a["e]robic.] (Biol.) Not requiring air or oxygen for life; -- applied especially to those microbes to which free oxygen is unnecessary; ana["e]robiotic; -- opposed to a["e]robic.
Anaerobic
Anaerobic An*a`["e]*rob"ic, a. (Biol.) Relating to, or like, ana["e]robies; ana["e]robiotic.

Meaning of Anaerobic from wikipedia

- Look up anaerobic or anaerobically in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Anaerobic means "living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen"...
- Anaerobic exercise is a type of exercise that breaks down glucose in the body without using oxygen; anaerobic means "without oxygen". This type of exercise...
- Anaerobic digestion is a sequence of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. The process is used...
- An anaerobic organism or anaerobe is any organism that does not require molecular oxygen for growth. It may react negatively or even die if free oxygen...
- Anaerobic respiration is respiration using electron acceptors other than molecular oxygen (O2). Although oxygen is not the final electron acceptor, the...
- An anaerobic lagoon or manure lagoon is a man-made outdoor earthen basin filled with animal waste that undergoes anaerobic respiration as part of a system...
- Anaerobic infections are caused by anaerobic bacteria. Obligately anaerobic bacteria do not grow on solid media in room air (0.04% carbon dioxide and...
- Anaerobic glycolysis is the transformation of glucose to lactate when limited amounts of oxygen (O2) are available. This occurs in health as in exercising...
- can be either aerobic, requiring oxygen, or anaerobic; some organisms can switch between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.[better source needed] The reactions...
- A facultative anaerobic organism is an organism that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present, but is capable of switching to fermentation...