(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:46:39

An*a"er*o*bies (#), n. pl. [Gr. priv. + , , air + life.] Biol.

Microorganisms which do not require oxygen, but are killed by it.

<-- anaerobe, anaerobes -->

Sternberg.

 

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