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anaerobic

/ˌænəˈɹoʊbɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
anaer-o-bic
IPA
/ˌænəˈɹoʊbɪk/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.

adj

Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than using oxygen to supply bodily energy needs.

adj

Of or relating to an anaerobe.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) French anaérobie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anaerobic From French anaérobie, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ic. By surface analysis, an- + aerobic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: anaérobie, ἀν-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌænəˈɹoʊbɪk/

Inflected Forms

anaërobic (alternative) anerobic (alternative)

Derived Forms

anaerobically anaerobicidal anaerobicide anaerobicity semianaerobic thermoanaerobic

Synonyms

anaerobiotic

Antonyms

aerobic

Rhymes With

homophobic aerobic claustrophobic phobic sobek bobek dobek

Questions

How do you pronounce anaerobic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌænəˈɹoʊbɪk/.
What does anaerobic mean?
Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
Where does anaerobic come from?
It is traced to French.

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