An‐a′ë‐rob″ic (?), a. [Pref. an-not + aërobic.] (Biol.) Not requiring air or oxygen for life; — applied especially to those microbes to which free oxygen is unnecessary; anaërobiotic; — opposed to aërobic.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.