aerobiosis
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aer·o·bi·o·sis
(âr′ō-bī-ō′sĭs)n.
Life sustained by an organism in the presence of air or oxygen.
aer′o·bi·ot′ic (-ŏt′ĭk) adj.
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aerobiosis
(ˌɛərəʊbaɪˈəʊsɪs)n
(Biology) biology life in the presence of oxygen
aerobiotic adj
aerobiotically adv
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Noun | 1. | aerobiosis - life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen life - the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon" |
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