a 1 e 1 r 1 o 1 b 3 e 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an organism (especially a bacterium) that requires air or free oxygen for life
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) French aérobieder. English aerobe Derived from French aérobie. By surface analysis, aero- + -obe.
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