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English
Etymology
From French aérobie. By surface analysis, aero- + -obe.
Pronunciation
Noun
aerobe (plural aerobes)
- (biology) Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.
- Antonym: anaerobe
- Hyponym: nanoaerobe
Derived terms
Translations
organism that can tolerate the presence of oxygen
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German
Pronunciation
Adjective
aerobe
- inflection of aerob:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular