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Anaerobic

By David Beaulieu, About.com

Definition: Anaerobic pertains to organisms, such as bacteria, that can live in the absence of atmospheric oxygen. "Anaerobic" is often used to refer to such organisms living in a compost bin and influencing the quality of its decomposition; it also refers to the conditions under which such organisms thrive, conditions that are considered undesirable.
Common Misspellings: annaerobic, annairobic, annairobick, annaerobick

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