MEANING
An organism that uses oxygen for its life processes.
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Words that belong together
- an obligate aerobe
- an aerobic culture
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The aerobe failed to grow after the chamber's oxygen supply was cut.
Word forms
- Base
- aerobe
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Usage notes
Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular aerobe; plural aerobes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, setting. Commonness: moderately common.
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