| a. | 1. | (Biol.) Not requiring air or oxygen for life; - applied especially to those microbes to which free oxygen is unnecessary; anaërobiotic; - opposed to |
| 2. | (Biol.) Relating to, or like, anaërobies; anaërobiotic. |
| Adj. | 1. | anaerobic - living or active in the absence of free oxygen; "anaerobic bacteria" Synonyms: anaerobiotic Antonyms: |
| 2. | anaerobic - not aerobic; "isometric exercises are anaerobic" Antonyms: aerobic - based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency; "aerobic dance"; "running is very aerobic" |