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aerobe

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aer·obe  (ârb)
n.
An organism, such as a bacterium, requiring oxygen to live. Also called aerobium.
[French aérobie : Greek r, air; see aero- + Greek bios, life; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]
aerobe [ˈɛərəʊb], aerobium [ɛəˈrəʊbɪəm]
n pl -obes, -obia [-ˈəʊbɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) an organism that requires oxygen for respiration Compare anaerobe
[from aero- + Greek bios life. Compare microbe]
aerobe  (ârb)
An organism, such as a bacterium, that can or must live in the presence of oxygen. Compare anaerobe.
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Noun1.aerobe - an organism (especially a bacterium) that requires air or free oxygen for lifeaerobe - an organism (especially a bacterium) that requires air or free oxygen for life
organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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