exaerobic

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adjective

Between the anoxic and hypoxic zones of an underwater environment.

OriginEnglish aerobic ← French aérobie ← Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) →
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Meanings

adjectiveexaerobic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween the anoxic and hypoxic zones of an underwater environment.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Middle Frenchex-
  7. Middle Englishex-
  8. Englishex-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  11. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  12. Ancient Greekἀήρ (aḗr)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  14. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  15. Frenchaérobie
  16. Englishaerobic
  17. Englishexaerobic

From ex- + aerobic.

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APA

exaerobic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exaerobic

MLA

“exaerobic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exaerobic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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