anaerobic

Definition of Anaerobic in English :

1. anaerobic, anaerobiotic

living or active in the absence of free oxygen

Example Sentences:
'anaerobic bacteria'

2. anaerobic

not aerobic

Example Sentences:
'isometric exercises are anaerobic'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Anaerobic

adjective

1.

(of an organism or process) requiring the absence of or not dependent on the presence of oxygen

2.

of or relating to anaerobes

adjective

1.

of or produced by anaerobes

2.

able to live and grow where there is no air or free oxygen, as certain bacteria

3.

designating or of exercise, as weight lifting, that increases strength, promotes weight loss, etc., but does not increase cardiovascular efficiency

adj.

1. Living or occurring in the absence of free oxygen: anaerobic bacteria.

2. Of or relating to anaerobes.