Not requiring oxygen. Anaerobic bacteria, for example, do not require oxygen to grow.

(1) Absence of molecular oxygen. (2) Occurring only in the absence of molecular oxygen. (3) Growing in the absence of molecular oxygen.

(an-air-oh-bik) [Gk. an, without + aer, air + bios, life] Lacking oxygen; referring to an organism, environment, or cellular process that lacks oxygen and may be poisoned by it.

antonym aerobic Not requiring dioxygen.

The condition of an environment in which free oxygen is lacking or absent.

a) living in an environment lacking free oxygen b) pertaining to an organism with the ability to live in an environment lacking free oxygen.

Living or occurring in an oxygen-free environment

"capable of living without oxygen," 1879 (as anaerobian; modern form first attested 1884), from French anaérobie, coined 1863 by French bacteriologist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), from Greek [..]

Pertaining to the absence of free oxygen. Anaerobic organisms do not require oxygen for their life processes, in fact oxygen is toxic to many of them. Most anaerobic organisms are bacteria or archaean [..]

Opposite of aerobic exercise, anaerobic exercise — such as weightlifting and bodybuilding — involves muscular work that causes the body to use more oxygen than it takes in.

In the absence of oxygen (opposite of aerobic).

Able to live and grow where there is no air or free oxygen.

With Oxygen.

Occurring in the absence of oxygen or not requiring oxygen.

Without oxygen.

without oxygen

Describes organisms living or occurring where there is no oxygen.

an adjective describing an organism that can live or function in the absence of air or free oxygen

Without oxygen.

Active in the absence of free oxygen.

(Say: an - air - o - bick) - Cycling or exercising at a pace that causes labored breathing because you're struggling to get enough oxygen. Obviously, you can't keep at it for long.

Those processes or organisms that can funtion without oxygen present.

chemical reactions in the absence of oxygen and often initiated by bacteria or archaeans (bacterialike organisms that live in extreme conditions).

See bacteria.

lit. without free oxygen. In geography, applied to waterlogged soils which will then experience reduction of ferric compounds to ferrous compounds and turn from red to blue colourings.

Oxygen free or very low oxygen content environment.

Low impact exercises and stretches that do not promote the circulation of oxygen through the blood. Eg. yoga, tai chi

Anaerobic means "without oxygen".

Not dependent on oxygen for respiration. anal fin

(Say: an - air - o - bick) - Cycling or exercising at a pace that causes labored breathing because you're struggling to get enough oxygen. Obviously, you can't keep at it for long.

without oxygen (pop)

Able to live without oxygen, as certain bacteria; or, a type of exercise in which short, vigorous bursts of activity requiring little additional oxygen are performed. Opposite of AEROBIC.

A process that takes place in the absence of oxygen, such as the digestion of organic matter by bacteria in a UASB-reactor.

Respiration that does not use oxygen.

  An environment or condition in which molecular oxygen is not available for chemical, physical or biological processes.

Organisms or processes not requiring the presence of free oxygen. Obligate anaerobes cannot function in the presence of oxygen, facultative anaerobes can function with or without oxygen.

(a=not + aeros + bios) see aerobic

Without oxygen. Anaerobic organisms, including some soil bacteria, need oxygen-free environments such as saturated soils. Facultative anaerobes can function as either aerobes or anaerobes depending on environmental conditions. See aerobic.

biology/chemistry - without oxygen

an organism, such as a bacterium, that can live in the absence of free (gaseous or dissolved) oxygen.

Without using oxygen.

Having no molecular oxygen in the environment. Growing in the absence of molecular oxygen such as anaerobic bacteria. Occurring in the absence of molecular oxygen as in a biochemical process.

A process that takes place in the absence of oxygen

Living without oxygen.

Does not require oxygen.

(adj) living or active in the absence of free oxygen(adj) not aerobic

Any process that doesn't require oxygen. Often refers to a form of short, high intensity exercise, known as anaerobic exercise.

Deriving energy from a process that does not require free oxygen (compare aerobic).

 exercise above the intensity at which the body’s need for oxygen can be met. This intensity can be sustained only briefly.

Referring to a cell, organism, or metabolic process that functions in the absence of O2.

Biochemical process or condition occurring in the absence of oxygen.

Describes an organism or microorganism that requires an environment without air and, by extension, free oxygen to live, or can live in such an environment.

(Say: an - air - o - bick) - Cycling or exercising at a pace that causes labored breathing because you're struggling to get enough oxygen. Obviously, you can't keep at it for long.

living or occurring only in the absence of free oxygen.

these are the dead zones that are caused by harbor bacteria, the release of harmful toxins and inadequate supplies of oxygen.

A biological process which occurs in the absence of oxygen.

A biological process occurring in the absence of free oxygen.

A life or process that occurs in, or is not destroyed by, the absence of oxygen.

To function without air or oxygen.

Describes the processes that occur in the absence of molecular oxygen and describes the condition of water that is devoid of molecular oxygen.

A life or process that occurs in, or is not destroyed by, the absence of oxygen.

refers to the absence of oxygen or the absence of a need for oxygen.

An absence of unreacted or free oxygen.

An organism, such as a bottom-fermenting lager yeast, that is able to metabolize without oxygen present.

Referring to bacteria and other forms of life that do not require oxygen to live.

Growing in the absence of oxygen.

Relating to an anaerobe. [4]

able to survive only in an environment in which there is no oxygen

Requiring the absence of oxygen

living in the absence oxygen anastomose

Does not require oxygen.

Bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen. Antibodies:

To be "without oxygen." A biological process occurring in the absence of oxygen, marked by a foul odor. These odors may include acetic acid, butyric acid, or putrescine.

ability to grow in the absence of oxygen.

Metabolism of living being that do not need oxygen and get energy from oxidation reactions in which the final electron acceptor is organic matter.

A condition in which atmospheric or dissolved oxygen (DO) is NOT present in the aquatic (water) environment.

Living or taking place without air or free oxygen.

In the absence of oxygen.

Pertaining to the absence of free oxygen. Organisms that can grow without oxygen present.

Requires no oxygen for an organism to grow.

occurring in the absence of oxygen. Anaerobic composting proceeds slowly and is odiferous.

Conditions where oxygen is lacking; organisms not requiring oxygen for respiration.

Not containing oxygen or not requiring oxygen.

A biochemical process occurring in the absence of oxygen. Marked by a foul odor.

An organism that lives and grows in the absence of oxygen.

Living without molecular oxygen.Occurring only in the absence of molecular oxygen.Growing in the absence of molecular oxygen.

An organism that lives and grows in the absence of oxygen.

Gases that do not contain oxygen and are used for biological culture growth.

Describes gases that do not contain oxygen which are used for biological culture growth.

1. Lacking molecular oxygen. 2. Growing, living or occurring in the absence of molecular oxygen, pertaining to an anaerobe. (18 Nov 1997)

Gases that do not contain oxygen and are used for biological culture growth.

An organism that is found living, active, or occurring in the absence of free oxygen.

Active in the absence of free oxygen.

a life or process that occurs in, or is not destroyed by, the absence of oxygen.

Living or active in the absence of oxygen. Some bacteria function only in the absence of free oxygen.

A process of decomposition that occurs without the presence of oxygen. The organic solids are disintegrated by anaerobic bacteria in a septic tank.

Able to live and grow only where there is no air or free oxygen; conditions that exist only in the absence of air and free oxygen.

The absence of oxygen.

not requiring air or oxygen; used in reference to decomposition processes that occur in the absence of oxygen.

An environment, such as a soil, that has no oxygen. Bacteria require oxygen to live, so the absence of this gas will mean the absence of bacteria. This means the preservation of things that bacteria u [..]

(Say: an - air - o - bick) - Cycling or exercising at a pace that causes labored breathing because you're struggling to get enough oxygen. Obviously, you can't keep at it for long.

Without oxygen.

Exercise without the use of oxygen as an energy source; short bursts of vigorous exercise.

In the absence of oxygen.

A condition in which "free" or dissolved oxygen is not present in the water.

In the absence of oxygen. Some organisms, such as certain soil bacteria, thrive under anaerobic conditions in soil.

Exercises that focus on single muscles or muscle groups.

Refers to an environment in which oxygen (O2) is not readily available. Compare with aerobic.

used to describe 1) an organism that can live without free oxygen, or 2) an environment that contains no free oxygen.

Organisms which do not require any oxygen for metabolism are anaerobic organisms; intestinal bacteria for instance are anaerobic organisms.