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Anaerobe

//ˈænəˌɹoʊb// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An anaerobic organism; one that does not require oxygen to sustain its metabolic processes.
  2. 2
    an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live wordnet

Etymology

From French anaérobie.

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