na-adjective
anaerobe; anaerobic organism
Technical term in biology for organisms that live without oxygen. Often used in scientific contexts.
嫌気生物は酸素のない環境で増殖する。
Anaerobes proliferate in oxygen-free environments.
この細菌は嫌気生物に分類される。
This bacterium is classified as an anaerobe.
Compound of 嫌気 (けんき, 'aversion to air') + 生物 (せいぶつ, 'organism'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern scientific coinage.