anoxybiosis

noun

an·​ox·​y·​bi·​o·​sis

aˌnäksəˌbīˈōsə̇s,

əˈn-

: anaerobiosis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from an- + oxy- (oxygen) + biosis

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

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