aerobe
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aerobe
- /ˈɛː.rəʊb/ UK
- /ˈɛˌroʊb/ US
Where it comes from
Derived from French aérobie. By surface analysis, aero- + -obe.
noun aerobes
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Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.
Opposite: anaerobe
Translations
Talk about this word "aerobe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aerobe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. aerobe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aerobe "aerobe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aerobe.Cite this
@misc{aerobe_2026,
title = {aerobe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aerobe},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}