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an·aer·o·bic
 anaerobic
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- pronunciation:
- ae
n
ro
bihk
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
able to live or act in the absence of free oxygen.
anaerobic bacteria in flooded soil |
| definition 2: |
relating to or caused by a complete lack of oxygen.
anaerobic fermentation of wine |
adverb + (adj.)anaerobic
completely
(adj.)anaerobic
+ noun
acid,
activity,
ammonia,
animal,
blanket,
capacity,
condition,
conditioning,
corrosion,
coverage,
cycling,
decomposition,
degradation,
denitrification,
digestion,
endurance,
energy,
environment,
exercise,
facility,
fermentation,
filter,
fitness,
glucose,
infection,
interval,
lagoon,
medium,
metabolism,
methane,
microbe,
microorganism,
muscle,
odor,
operator,
organism,
output,
oxidation,
pile,
plant,
plate,
power,
pretreatment,
process,
production,
reactor,
sediment,
sludge,
species,
speed,
strain,
strength,
system,
tank,
task,
technology,
test,
threshold,
training,
treatment,
waste,
wastewater,
wheelchair
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| derivation: |
anaerobically (adv.) |
The word anaerobic
contains the following parts:
a-1, an-1
Greek
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
Words prefixed with a-1, an-1 are nouns and adjectives. Some are loanwords from Greek (amorphous
, atrophy
). Others are English formations, which may attach the prefix to English words of Latin origin (asocial
, amoral
) or Greek origin (apolitical). The form a-1 is used before bases beginning with a consonant, while an-1 is used before bases beginning with a vowel.
Example words:
abiogenesis, abiotic, abranchiate, abysmal, abyss, achene, achromatic, achromic, adiabatic, agnostic, alexia, amenorrhea, amethyst, ametropia, amnesia, amnesty, amoral, amorphous, anaemia, anaerobe, anaerobic, analgesia, analgesic, anarchy, anecdote, anemia, aneroid, anesthesia, anesthesiology, anodyne, anomalous, anomaly, anomie, anonym, anonymous, anorexia, anoxia, anuria, apathy, aperiodic, apetalous, aphasia, aplastic anemia, apraxia, apterous, apteryx, arrhythmia, aseptic, asexual, asocial, asphyxia, astatine, asthenia, astigmatism, asymmetry, asymptote, ataractic, ataxia, atheist, atom, atonal, atrophy, avitaminosis, azygous, neurasthenia
aer, aero
Greek
root
that means air, gas
Example words:
aerate, aerial, aerobatics, aerobe, aerobic, aerobics, aerobiology, aerodynamics, aeroembolism, aerolite, aerology, aeromechanics, aeronautics, aeropause, aerosol, aerospace, aerostat, aerostatics, anaerobe, anaerobic
bio, bi, -be
Greek
root
that means life, living, living things
Example words:
abiogenesis, abiotic, aerobatics, aerobe, aerobic, aerobics, aerobiology, agrobiology, amphibian, amphibious, anabiosis, anaerobe, anaerobic, antibiosis, autobiography, bioastronautics, biochemistry, biocide, biodegradable, bioengineering, biofeedback, biogeography, biography, biohazard, biological, biology, bioluminescence, biomass, biomedicine, biometrics, bionics, biophysics, biopsy, biorhythm, biosphere, biotic, biotin, exobiology, macrobiotics, microbe, microbiology, molecular biology, parabiosis, psychobiology, radiobiology, sociobiology, symbiosis
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