anaerobic
/ˌænəˈɹoʊbɪk/
anaerobic adjective: without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
Adjective
anaerobic (not comparable)
- Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
- Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than using oxygen to supply bodily energy needs.
- Of or relating to an anaerobe.
anaerobic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
anaerobic in Hindi
- अवायवीय, एनारोबिक
anaerobic in Tamil
- காற்றில்லா, காற்றிலி உயிரி, வளிவேண்டா, காற்றிலா
anaerobic in Marathi
- अवायवीय, एनारोबिक
anaerobic in Urdu
- اینیروبک, انیروبک, اینیروبیک
More languagesFewer languages
- anaerobic in Bengali
- অবায়বিক, অবায়বীয়
- anaerobic in Telugu
- వాయురహిత, వాయురహితం, వాయురహితము
- anaerobic in Kannada
- ನಿರ್ಗಾಳಿಜೀವಿಕ, ಹುಳಿಹುಟ್ಟುಕವಿಲಿಯುಸುರಿಯ
- anaerobic in Punjabi
- ਐਨਾਇਰੋਬਿਕ, ਐਨੀਰੋਬਿਕ, ਐਨਾਰੋਬਿਕ
- anaerobic in Gujarati
- એનારોબિક
- anaerobic in Odia
- ଏନାରୋବିକ୍, ଏନାରୋବିକ
- anaerobic in Nepali
- एनारोबिक, अवायवीय
- anaerobic in Arabic
- لَا هَوَائِيّ lā hawāʔiyy
- anaerobic in Indonesian
- anaerob, anaerobik, niroksigen
- anaerobic in Vietnamese
- kị khí
Examples of anaerobic in a sentence
- Most denitrifiers can live under anaerobic conditions.
- The anaerobic digestion process for biovalorization of microalgal biomass is shown in Fig. 13.3.
- There was no effect on enteric bacteria, enterococci, Lactobacillus, bifidobacteria, or total anaerobic bacteria.
Antonyms of anaerobic
Forms of anaerobic
| alternative form | anaërobic |
|---|---|
| alternative form | anerobic |
Origin of anaerobic
From French anaérobie, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ic. By surface analysis, an- + aerobic.
Words formed from anaerobic
Questions about anaerobic
- What does anaerobic mean?
- Anaerobic means without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
- What is anaerobic in Hindi?
- Anaerobic in Hindi is अवायवीय, एनारोबिक. See Anaerobic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is anaerobic?
- Anaerobic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce anaerobic?
- Anaerobic is pronounced /ˌænəˈɹoʊbɪk/ (US).
Words near anaerobic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: anaerobic (page history and authors); anaerobic (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anaerobic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anaerobic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anaerobic (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anaerobic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anaerobic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anaerobic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anaerobic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anaerobic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anaerobic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); anaerobic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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