anaerobiotic
- adjective
- /ˌænəˌroʊˈbaɪətɪk/
- Specialized
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anaerobiótico
- Deep in the soil, anaerobiotic processes break down organic material without using oxygen.
Examples
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Certain bacteria are anaerobiotic and thrive in environments where oxygen is absent.
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Some types of decomposition are driven by anaerobiotic organisms.
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Many bacteria are anaerobiotic.
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Some anaerobiotic organisms thrive in mud.
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Certain bacteria are anaerobiotic and thrive in environments where oxygen is absent.
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Deep in the soil, anaerobiotic processes break down organic material without using oxygen.
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Some types of decomposition are driven by anaerobiotic organisms.
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How Anaerobic
Surface Forms
Morphology
anaerobiotic = aerobiotic (opaque) = an + aero + bio + tic
The word is transparently negative in form, but its base aerobiotic is a technical scientific adjective that most learners would not know.
Etymology
The word anaerobiotic comes from the parts an- ('not'), aero ('air') and biotic ('life'), so it literally means 'life without air'. That's why anaerobiotic describes living things or processes that exist or work where free oxygen is absent.