Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Living or occurring in the absence of free oxygen.
- adjective Of or relating to anaerobes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or having the characters of anaërobia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Biol.) Not requiring air or oxygen for life; -- applied especially to those microbes to which free oxygen is unnecessary; anaërobiotic; -- opposed to
aërobic . - adjective (Biol.) Relating to, or like, anaërobies; anaërobiotic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Without
oxygen ; especially of anenvironment ororganism . - adjective Of, or relating to an
anaerobe
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not aerobic
- adjective living or active in the absence of free oxygen
Etymologies
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Examples
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The term anaerobic threshold is a bit dated, though unfortunately many people still use this term.
Training Center with BCSM: Are heart monitors still useful? 2011
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The dangers can be great: bacteria that can lead to botulism and listeriosis can grow in anaerobic environments like vacuum-sealed bags and cans, but in bags there is no visual trace — no dented can — or telltale rotting or putrid smell.
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The dangers can be great: bacteria that can lead to botulism and listeriosis can grow in anaerobic environments like vacuum-sealed bags and cans, but in bags there is no visual trace — no dented can — or telltale rotting or putrid smell.
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One pathway allows organisms to convert food to energy without oxygen, which is termed anaerobic respiration.
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Additionally, hydrogen can be produced directly from waste materials using bacteria a process called anaerobic digestion and can capture the emissions-free fuel from products that would otherwise wind up in a landfill.
Honda FCX Clarity Fuel Cell Vehicle Starts Production | Inhabitat 2008
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Yes indeed it can – the process is well established and is known as anaerobic digestion plant pictured and they could provide not only a useful source of energy but also a useful residue which can be used as a peat substitute for gardens and horticulture, reducing pressure on this non-renewable resource.
The march of the Sefra Richard 2008
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The idea is, we are told, that the waste can be treated in plant called anaerobic digesters to produce methane.
Archive 2007-05-01 Richard 2007
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Other efforts focus on converting agricultural wastes like manure or cheese whey into renewable natural gas using bacteria and a process called anaerobic digestion.
www.startribune.com 2012
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Department of Energy, pulling methane gas from waste uses a process called anaerobic digestion or methane recovery.
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Department of Energy, pulling methane gas from waste uses a process called anaerobic digestion or methane recovery.
D Mag - News 2010
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