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aerobiosis

American  
[air-oh-bahy-oh-sis] / ˌɛər oʊ baɪˈoʊ sɪs /

noun

Biology.

  1. life in an environment containing oxygen or air.

aerobiosis British  
/ ˌɛərəʊbaɪˈəʊsɪs, ˌɛərəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk /

noun

  1. life in the presence of oxygen

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Other Word Forms

  • aerobiotic adjective
  • aerobiotically adverb

Etymology

Origin of aerobiosis

From New Latin, dating back to 1895–1900; aero-, -biosis

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