| microaerophil | 1. An aerobic bacterium that requires oxygen, but less than is present in the air, and grows best under modified atmospheric conditions. 2. Relating to such an organism. Synonym: microaerophilic, microaerophilous. Origin: micro-+ G. Aer, air, + philos, fond (05 Mar 2000) |
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| microaerophilic | <biology> Requiring oxygen but at a level lower than that typically found in the Earth's normal sea-level atmosphere. (29 Oct 1998) |
| microaerophilous | 1. An aerobic bacterium that requires oxygen, but less than is present in the air, and grows best under modified atmospheric conditions. 2. Relating to such an organism. Synonym: microaerophilic, microaerophilous. Origin: micro-+ G. Aer, air, + philos, fond (05 Mar 2000) |