aerobiosisn.
/ˌɛːrə(ʊ)bʌɪˈəʊsɪs/, U.S. /ˌɛroʊˌbaɪˈoʊsəs/, /ˌɛrəˌbaɪˈoʊsəs/ Existence of or occurrence in the presence of oxygen; growth or cultivation in aerobic conditions; the ability to live aerobically.
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1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 514 The chemical activity of the pathogenetic bacteria must vary under such opposed conditions as aerobiosis and anaerobiosis.
1898 W. S. Lazarus-Barlow Man. Gen. Pathol. 20 The pathological importance of aërobiosis and anaërobiosis is evident from the fact that the animal body presents opportunities for either aërobiosis, facultative anaërobiosis or anaërobiosis.
1920 F. W. Tanner tr. A. Guilliermond Yeasts 348 Whether the parasite reproduced by budding or not seemed to be independent of aerobiosis.
1963 G. W. Dimbleby in E. Pyddoke Scientist & Archaeol. iii. 58 If, however, such deposits become aerated so that aerobiosis is possible, destruction of pollen takes place.
2000 C. Tudge Variety of Life ii. 114 Presumably, the anaerobic prokaryotes of today are either direct descendants of the earliest types who evolved in an oxygen-free atmosphere, or have lost the skills of aerobiosis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.1896- scaphocephalism
- scaphocephalous
- scaphocephalus
- scaphocephaly
- scaphocephalyes
- scaphocephalys
- scaphocerite
- scaphoceritic
- scaphocuboid
- scaphocuneiform
- scaphognathite
- scaphognathitic
- scaphoid
- scaphoid bone
- scaphoid fossa
- scaphoid tubercle
- scaphoidal
- scaphoidder
- scaphoiddest
- scaphoider
- scaphoidest
- scaphoids
- scapholunar
- scaphopod
- scaphopods