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Definition of: anaerobic
(an′âr·ō′bik, -ob′ik, an′ā·ə·rō′bik, -rob′ik) adjective
Living or functioning in the absence of free oxygen: anaerobic bacteria.
2. Containing no uncombined oxygen: an anaerobic environment.
—an′aer·o′bi·cal·ly adverb
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