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- [air-ohb]
- /ˈɛər oʊb/
- /ˈeərəʊb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [air-ohb]
- /ˈɛər oʊb/
Definitions of aerobe word
- noun aerobe an organism that requires oxygen for respiration 3
- noun aerobe a microorganism that can live and grow only where free oxygen is present 3
- noun aerobe an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe). 1
- noun aerobe A microorganism that grows in the presence of air or requires oxygen for growth. 1
- noun aerobe (biology) Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive. 0
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Origin of aerobe
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; aer- + (micr)obe
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Parts of speech for Aerobe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aerobe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
aerobe usage trend in Literature
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- what is an aerobe?
- what is an obligate aerobe?
- what does aerobe mean?
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