anaerobic.

Occurring without oxygen or not requiring oxygen, according to the biological or environmental context.

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Words that belong together

• anaerobic respiration
• anaerobic conditions

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Anaerobic conditions developed inside the sealed sediment.

The organism relied on anaerobic metabolism.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Normally non-gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.