anaerobic
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anaerobic
- /ˌænəˈɹoʊbɪk/ US
Where it comes from
From French anaérobie, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ic. By surface analysis, an- + aerobic.
adjective anaërobic · anerobic
- Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
- Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than using oxygen to supply bodily energy needs.
- Of or relating to an anaerobe.
Opposite: aerobic
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: anaerobiotic, anaerobiosis, aerobic, hypoxic, composition, facultative, obligately, anoxic, airless, nonoxygenated, deoxygenated, oxygenless, oxygen-free, oxygen-poor, reducing, suffocative
adjective
Opposite: aerobic
Translations
Every language
adj without oxygen
| Español | anaeróbico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 혐기성의 hyeomgiseong'ui |
| 日本語 | 嫌気性 kenkisei |
| 中文 | 厭氧的 /厌氧的 yànyǎngde |
| Português | anaeróbico |
| Français | anaérobique |
| Deutsch | anaerob |
| Italiano | anaerobico, anaerobio |
| Ελληνικά | αναερόβιος anaeróvios |
| Română | anaerob |
| Русский | анаэробный anaerobnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | kị khí |
| العربية | لَا هَوَائِيّ lā hawāʔiyy |
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