Anaerobiosis
noun
life in the absence of oxygen
anaerobiosis an·aer·o·bi·o·sis (ān’ə-rō’bī-ō’sĭs, ān’â-rō’-)
n.
Life sustained by an organism in the absence of oxygen.
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