Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microaerobic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-croaer-o-bic
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) French aérobie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English aerobic English microaerobic From micro- + aerobic.

Questions

What does microaerobic mean?
Having a very low concentration of oxygen; almost but not quite anaerobic
Where does microaerobic come from?
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) French aérobie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English aerobic English microaerobic From micro- + aerobic.

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