The state or condition of being anaerobic; the quality or fact of living or functioning without oxygen.
From 'anaerobic' + '-ism' (a state, condition, or system). The suffix '-ism' turns the adjective into a noun representing a principle or characteristic, following standard word formation rules.
Understanding anaerobism was revolutionary—it overturned the ancient assumption that life required air, which had been believed since Aristotle; the discovery fundamentally changed how scientists thought about what 'life' could be.
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