| glycolysis | <biochemistry> The conversion of a monosaccharide (generally glucose) to pyruvate via the glycolytic pathway (i.e. The Embden Meyerhof Parnas pathway) in the cytosol. Generates ATP without consuming oxygen and is thus anaerobic. Origin: Gr. Lysis = dissolution (18 Nov 1997) |
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| aerobic | 1. <chemistry> Having molecular oxygen present. 2. <microbiology> Growing, living or occurring in the presence of molecular oxygen. Bacteria that require oxygen to survive (aerobic bacteria). The used of aerobic microbes to break down raw sewage (aerobic waste treatment). 3. <physiology> Requiring oxygen for respiration. (18 Nov 1997) |
| aerobic exercise | Brisk exercise that promotes the circulation of oxygen through the blood. Examples include running, swimming, and cycling. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aerobic respiration | A form of respiration in which molecular oxygen is consumed and carbon dioxide and water are produced. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerobic waste treatment | The used of aerobic microbes to break down raw sewage. (09 Oct 1997) |
| gram-negative aerobic bacteria | <microbiology> A large group of aerobic bacteria which show up as pink (negative) when treated by the gram-staining method. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gram-negative aerobic rods and cocci | <microbiology> A group of gram-negative bacteria consisting of rod- and coccus-shaped cells. They are both aerobic (able to grow under an air atmosphere) and microaerophilic (grow better in low concentrations of oxygen) under nitrogen-fixing conditions but, when supplied with a source of fixed nitrogen, they grow as aerobes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| exercise, aerobic | Brisk exercise that promotes the circulation of oxygen through the blood. Examples of aerobic exercises including walking, running, swimming, and cycling. (12 Dec 1998) |