ANAEROBIA
Noun
anaerobia pl (plural only)
anaerobes
Source: Wiktionary
An*a`ƫr*o"bi*a, An*a"ƫr*obes, n. pl. [NL. anaerobia; an-not + aƫro- + Gr. life.] (Bacteriol.)
Definition: Anaƫrobic bacteria. They are called facultative anaƫrobia when able to live either in the presence or absence of free oxygen; obligate, or obligatory, anaƫrobia when they thrive only in its absence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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