aerobic
Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
Example
“The bacteria require an aerobic environment to grow.”
Other meanings
Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to aerobics.
“She does aerobic exercise three times a week.”
Related words
- aerobically
- aerobicise
- aerobicize
- aerobicized
- aerobicwear
- aquaerobic
- dysaerobic
- exaerobic
- microaerobic
- nanoaerobic
- nonaerobic
- preaerobic
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἀήρ" (air).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “aerobic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.