anaerobic
Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
Other meanings
Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than using oxygen to supply bodily energy needs.
Of or relating to an anaerobe.
Antonyms
- aerobic
Related words
- thermoanaerobic
- anaerobically
- anaerobicidal
- anaerobicide
- anaerobicity
- semianaerobic
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἀν-" (not).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “anaerobic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.