anaerobic
/,ænei'roubiən/ Cách viết khác : (anaerobic) /,æneə'rɔbik/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not requiring or utilizing oxygen: Describes organisms, processes, or environments that function or live without free oxygen.
- Relating to exercise of high intensity and short duration: Describes physical activity where the body's demand for oxygen exceeds the supply, relying on energy sources within the muscles.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- Anaerobic bacteria can cause infections in deep wounds. (These bacteria thrive without oxygen.)
- Sprinting is an anaerobic exercise because it relies on energy stored in the muscles. (The activity is too intense for oxygen supply to meet demand.)
- The decomposition process in that sealed environment is anaerobic. (The breakdown of material occurs in the absence of oxygen.)
Advanced Usage
- "Anaerobic digestion": A process where microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen, often used to manage waste and produce biogas.
- The treatment plant uses anaerobic digestion to process sewage sludge.
- "Anaerobic threshold": The exercise intensity at which lactic acid starts to accumulate in the bloodstream because the body can no longer meet its energy demands aerobically.
- The athlete's training focused on increasing her anaerobic threshold.
Variants and Related Words
- Anaerobe (noun): An organism that lives and grows in the absence of free oxygen.
- Clostridium is a type of anaerobe.
- Anaerobically (adverb): In an anaerobic manner.
- The waste decomposes anaerobically in the landfill.
- Anaerobic respiration (noun phrase): A form of respiration using electron acceptors other than oxygen.
Synonyms
- Oxygen-free: Lacking oxygen.
- Anoxic: Depleted of dissolved oxygen.
Antonyms
- Aerobic: Requiring or utilizing oxygen.
Adjective
- not aerobic
- isometric exercises are anaerobic
- living or active in the absence of free oxygen
- anaerobic bacteria