anaerobe

noun

an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live

Roots

anan- · Greek · without aeraer- · Greek · air biosobe- · Greek · life

Synonyms for anaerobe

aeroben spirillumn microorganismn bacterian bacteriumn microben

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The word anaerobe breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: an-, from Greek an (“without”); aer, from Greek aer (“air”); and obe, from Greek bios (“life”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.