n.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-n ə -r ō -( ˌ )b ī - ' ō -s ə s, -b ē -; ˌ an- ˌ er- ō -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -o · ses \ - ' ō - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin
Date: circa 1889
: life in the absence of air or free oxygen
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-n ə -r ō -( ˌ )b ī - ' ō -s ə s, -b ē -; ˌ an- ˌ er- ō -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -o · ses \ - ' ō - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin
Date: circa 1889
: life in the absence of air or free oxygen
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012