Anaerobion

/ˌænəˈroʊbiən/ noun

Definition

A single-celled organism that can live and grow without oxygen, thriving in environments where oxygen is absent or scarce.

Etymology

From Greek 'an-' (without) + 'aero' (air) + 'bios' (life), coined in the late 19th century to describe organisms discovered thriving in oxygen-free environments like deep mud or sealed containers.

Kelly Says

Early scientists were shocked to discover life forms that didn't need oxygen—it completely changed how we understood what 'alive' means and led to the discovery of methane-producing bacteria that now power biogas reactors worldwide.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አናኤሮብዮን
a-na-e-ro-bi-on
ARالعربية
مخلوق لاجووي
makh-lūq lā-jaw-wī
BNবাংলা
অনক্সিজেন জীব
o-nok-see-jen jeeb
CACatalà
anaerobiont
a-na-e-ro-bi-ont
CSČeština
anaerobiont
a-na-e-ro-bi-ont
DADansk
anaerobiont
a-na-e-ro-bi-ont
DEDeutsch
Anaerobiont
a-na-e-ro-bi-ont
ELΕλληνικά
αναερόβιο
a-na-e-ro-vio
ESEspañol
anaerobionte
a-na-e-ro-bi-ón-te
FAفارسی
زیست آئروبی
zist a-ee-ro-bi
FISuomi
anaerobionti
a-na-e-ro-bi-ont-i
FRFrançais
anaérobie
a-na-e-ro-bi
GUGU
અનોક્સિજન જીવ
a-no-ks-ee-jan jeev
HAHA
anaerobiyọn
a-na-e-ro-bi-yon
HEעברית
אנאירוביון
a-na-e-ro-bi-on
HIहिन्दी
अनॉक्सीजन जीव
an-oks-ee-jan jeev
HUMagyar
anaerobionta
a-na-e-ro-bi-onta
IDBahasa Indonesia
anaerobion
a-na-e-ro-bi-on
IGIG
anaerobion
a-na-e-ro-bi-on
ITItaliano
anaerobionte
a-na-e-ro-bi-ón-te
JA日本語
厳性嫌気生物
gen-sei ken-ki seibutsu
KKKK
анаэробионт
a-na-e-ro-bi-ont
KMKM
អាណាអេរ៉ូប៊ីយ៉ុន
a-na-e-ro-bi-yon
KO한국어
厳격한 혐기성 미생물
eol-gyeok-han hyeom-gi-seong mi-saeng-mul
MRMR
अनॉक्सीजन जीव
a-nok-see-jan jeev
MSBahasa Melayu
anaerobion
a-na-e-ro-bi-on
MYမြန်မာ
အနာအောက်စီဂျင်းမဲ့သက်ရှိ
a-na-awk-see-jin-met-thet-shi
NLNederlands
anaerobiont
a-na-e-ro-bi-ont
NONorsk
anaerob
a-na-e-rob
PAPA
ਅਨਾਕਸੀਜਨ ਜੀਵ
a-na-ak-see-jan jeev
PLPolski
beztlenowiec
bez-tle-now-iec
PTPortuguês
anaerobionte
a-na-e-ro-bi-ón-te
RORomână
anaerobiont
a-na-e-ro-bi-ont
RUРусский
анаэробионт
a-na-e-ro-bi-ont
SVSvenska
anaerob
a-na-e-rob
SWKiswahili
viumbe visivyotumia oksijeni
vi-um-be vi-si-vyo-tu-mia ok-see-jee-ni
TAதமிழ்
ஆக்சிஜன் இல்லாத உயிரி
aak-si-jen illa-atha uy-iri
TEతెలుగు
అనాక్సిజన్ జీవి
a-na-ak-see-jan jee-vi
THไทย
สิ่งมีชีวิตที่ไม่ใช้ออกซิเจน
sing-mee-chee-wit-thi-mai-chai-oks-ee-jen
TLTL
hindi nakakapagpahinga
hin-di na-ka-ka-pag-pa-hing-ga
TRTürkçe
anaerobyon
a-na-e-ro-byon
UKУкраїнська
анаэробіонт
a-na-e-ro-bi-ont
URاردو
غیراکسیجن جاندار
gheyr-ak-see-jan jandaar
VITiếng Việt
sinh vật kị khí
sinh-vat-kee-khi
YOYO
anaerobiyọn
a-na-e-ro-bi-yon
ZH中文
厌氧生物
yàn yǎng shēng wù
ZUZU
anaerobiyoni
a-na-e-ro-bi-yo-ni

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