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aerobe
(aer¦obe)
Pronunciation:
/ˈɛːrəʊb/
noun
a microorganism which grows in the presence of air or requires oxygen for growth.
Origin:
late 19th century
: coined in French from Greek
aēr
+
bios
'life'
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