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aerobe

[air-ohb]
noun
  1. an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
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Origin of aerobe

First recorded in 1875–80; aer- + (micr)obe
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British Dictionary definitions for aerobe

aerobe

aerobium (ɛəˈrəʊbɪəm)

noun plural -obes or -obia (-ˈəʊbɪə)
  1. an organism that requires oxygen for respirationCompare anaerobe
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Word Origin

C19: from aero- + Greek bios life. Compare microbe
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aerobe in Medicine

aerobe

(âr′ōb′)
n.
  1. An organism, such as a bacterium, requiring oxygen to live.
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aerobe in Science

aerobe

[âr′ōb′]
  1. An organism, such as a bacterium, that can or must live in the presence of oxygen. Compare anaerobe.
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