aerobe

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɛː.rəʊb/
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/ˈɛː.rəʊb/ · /ˈɛˌroʊb/

Definition of aerobe

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.

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Etymology

Etymology 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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