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Aero \A"["e]r*o\, n. An a["e]roplane, airship, or the like. [Colloq. in 1900, now obsolescent.] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Aero \Aer"*o\, adj. of or pertaining to aeronautics or aircraft. [PJC] Aero- \A"["e]r*o-\ [Gr. ?, ?, air.] The combining form of the Greek word meaning air. [1913 Webster] more...
Aero \A"["e]r*o\, n. An a["e]roplane, airship, or the like. [Colloq. in 1900, now obsolescent.] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Aero \Aer"*o\, adj. of or pertaining to aeronautics or aircraft. [PJC] Aero- \A"["e]r*o-\ [Gr. ?, ?, air.] The combining form of the Greek word meaning air. [1913 Webster] more...
Aerobe \Aer"*obe\, n. [See aerobies.] an organism such as a microorganism that requires oxygen for life or growth. [PJC]See also: aerobies more...
Bacterium \Bac*te"ri*um\ (b[a^]k*t[=e]"r[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl. Bacteria (b[a^]k*t[=e]"r[i^]*[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. bakth`rion, ba`ktron, a staff: cf. F. bact['e]rie.] (Biol.) A microscopic single-celled organism having no distinguishable nucleus, belonging to the kingdom Monera. Bacteria have varying shapes, usually taking the form of a jointed rodlike filament, or a small sphere, but also in certain cases having a branched form. Bacteria are destitute of chlorophyll, but in those members of the phylum Cyanophyta (the blue-green algae) other light-absorbing pigments are present. They are more...
Aerobic \A`["e]r*o"bic\, a. (Biol.) Growing or thriving only in the presence of oxygen; also, pertaining to, or induced by, a["e]robies; as, a["e]robic fermentation. -- A`["e]r*o"bic*al*ly, adv. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]See also: A`["e]r*o"bic*al*ly more...
Aerobic \A`["e]r*o"bic\, a. (Biol.) Growing or thriving only in the presence of oxygen; also, pertaining to, or induced by, a["e]robies; as, a["e]robic fermentation. -- A`["e]r*o"bic*al*ly, adv. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]See also: A`["e]r*o"bic*al*ly more...
Aerobics \Aer*o"bics\, n. pl., but sing. or pl. in usage 1. physical exercises performed in a sustained and strenuous fashion designed to cause a temporary increase in respiration rate and heart rate, such a running, swimming, walking, or calisthenics. Calisthenic sessions in groups, performed by following a leader in moving to a rhythmic musical accompaniment, are a popular form of aerobics. [PJC.] 2. a system of more...