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AEROBIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Depending on free oxygen or air
Example:
aerobic fermentation
Synonyms:
aerobic; aerophilic; aerophilous
Classified under:
Similar:
aerobiotic (living or active only in the presence of oxygen)
oxidative (taking place in the presence of oxygen)
Antonym:
anaerobic (living or active in the absence of free oxygen)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency
Example:
running is very aerobic
Classified under:
Antonym:
anaerobic (not aerobic)
Derivation:
aerobics (exercise that increases the need for oxygen)
Context examples:
A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria.
(Bartonella elizabethae, NCI Thesaurus)
A genus of aerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria and the family Bartonellaceae.
(Bartonella, NCI Thesaurus)
A species of aerobic, Gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes.
(Bacillus megaterium, NCI Thesaurus)
A genus of aerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes and the family Flavobacteriaceae.
(Bergeyella, NCI Thesaurus)
A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes.
(Bergeyella zoohelcum, NCI Thesaurus)
A species of strictly aerobic, Gram-negative, capsulated rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria.
(Bordetella avium, NCI Thesaurus)
A genus of aerobic, Gram-negative, coccobacilli shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria and the family Alcaligenaceae.
(Bordetella, NCI Thesaurus)
D-glucopyranose is oxidized in various tissues either under aerobic or anaerobic conditions through glycolysis, and the oxidation reaction produces carbon dioxide, water and ATP.
(Beta-D-Glucopyranose, NCI Thesaurus)
A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rods assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria.
(Mycobacterium chelonae, NCI Thesaurus)
A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria.
(Mycobacterium flavescens, NCI Thesaurus)
