adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-n ə - ' r ō -bik; ˌ an- ˌ er- ' ō -
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1881
1 a : living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen < anaerobic respiration> < anaerobic bacteria> b : of, relating to, or being activity in which the body incurs an oxygen debt < anaerobic exercise>
2 : relating to or induced by anaerobes
– an · aer · o · bi · cal · ly \ -bi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb