AEROBIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aerobic mean? 

• AEROBIC (adjective)
  The adjective AEROBIC has 2 senses:

1. depending on free oxygen or air

2. based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency

  Familiarity information: AEROBIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AEROBIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Depending on free oxygen or air

Synonyms:

aerobic; aerophilic; aerophilous

Context example:

aerobic fermentation

Similar:

aerobiotic (living or active only in the presence of oxygen)

oxidative (taking place in the presence of oxygen)

Antonym:

anaerobic (living or active in the absence of free oxygen)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency

Context example:

running is very aerobic

Antonym:

anaerobic (not aerobic)

Derivation:

aerobics (exercise that increases the need for oxygen)

 Context examples 

A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped, bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria.

(Moraxella bovis, NCI Thesaurus)

Mitomycin A is more toxic than mitomycin C due to increased and nonselective DNA cross-linking in both aerobic and hypoxic cells.

(Mitomycin A, NCI Thesaurus)

A genus of aerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Actinobacteria.

(Micrococcus lylae, NCI Thesaurus)

A species of aerobic, Gram negative, cocci shaped, bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria.

(Moraxella canis, NCI Thesaurus)

A species of gram-negative, aerobic, oxidase-positive diplococcus bacteria within the phylum Proteobacteria that causes upper respiratory tract infections, particularly in immunocompromised hosts.

(Moraxella catarrhalis, NCI Thesaurus)

A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria.

(Mycobacterium abscessus, NCI Thesaurus)

A semisynthetic oxa-beta-lactam antibiotic, with antibacterial activity used mainly against gram-negative aerobic bacteria.

(Moxalactam, NCI Thesaurus)

A species of aerobic, Gram negative, cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria.

(Moraxella lacunata, NCI Thesaurus)

A genus of obligately aerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Actinobacteria.

(Micrococcus luteus, NCI Thesaurus)

A genus of non-motile rod-shaped, obligately aerobic, facultative methylotrophs in the phylum Proteobacteria.

(Methylobacterium, NCI Thesaurus)