anaerobically

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adverb

In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes.

“Humans can metabolize both aerobically and anaerobically, the latter generally in high stress situations.”

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English anaerobic →
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Meanings

adverbanaerobically (comparative more anaerobically, superlative most anaerobically)

comparative more anaerobically · superlative most anaerobically

  1. In an anaerobic manner; in a way that does not require oxygen. Generally used of metabolic processes.

    Humans can metabolize both aerobically and anaerobically, the latter generally in high stress situations.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  5. Ancient Greekἀν- (an-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  8. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  9. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  11. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  12. Frenchanaérobie
  13. Englishanaerobic
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  17. Proto-Germanic*līką
  18. Englishanaerobically

From anaerobic + -ally.

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Translations

Finnish anaerobisesti
  • anaerobisestiIn an anaerobic manner
Italian anaerobicamente
  • anaerobicamenteIn an anaerobic manner
Polish beztlenowo
  • beztlenowoIn an anaerobic manner
Portuguese anaerobicamente
  • anaerobicamenteIn an anaerobic manner
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APA

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Chicago

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