anaerobe

/ˌænəˈroʊb/
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Other forms: anaerobes

Definitions of anaerobe
  1. noun
    an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live
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    types:
    obligate anaerobe
    an organism that cannot grow in the presence of oxygen
    type of:
    being, organism
    a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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