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preaerobic

preaerobic adjective: describing life on Earth that evolved before there was oxygen in the atmosphere.

Adjective

preaerobic (not comparable)

  1. Describing life on Earth that evolved before there was oxygen in the atmosphere

Origin of preaerobic

From pre- + aerobic.

Questions about preaerobic

What does preaerobic mean?
Preaerobic means describing life on Earth that evolved before there was oxygen in the atmosphere.
What part of speech is preaerobic?
Preaerobic is an adjective.

Words near preaerobic in the dictionary

  1. preadvertisement
  2. preadvertises
  3. preadvertising
  4. preadvised
  5. Pready
  6. preaerobic
  7. preaestival
  8. preafternoon
  9. preage
  10. preaged
  11. preageing

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