aerobe
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛː.rəʊb/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ˌroʊb/
Noun
[edit]aerobe (plural aerobes)
- (biology) Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.
- Antonym: anaerobe
- Hyponym: nanoaerobe
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]organism that can tolerate the presence of oxygen
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Adjective
[edit]aerobe
- inflection of aerob: