Meaning

adjective living or active in the absence of free oxygen

adjective not aerobic

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) French anaérobie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor.…

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