Anaerobic means "living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen", as opposed to aerobic which means "living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen." Anaerobic may also refer to:
Anaerobic adhesive, a bonding agent that does not cure in the presence of air
Anaerobic respiration, respiration in the absence of oxygen, using some other molecule as the final electron acceptor
Anaerobic organism, any organism whose redox metabolism does not depend on free oxygen
Anammox, anaerobic ammonium oxidation, a globally important microbial process of the nitrogen cycle
Anaerobic filter, an anaerobic digester with a tank containing a filter medium where anaerobic microbes can establish themselves
Anaerobic digestion, the use of anaerobic bacteria to break down waste, with biogas as a byproduct
Anaerobic clarigester, an anaerobic digester that treats dilute biodegradable feedstocks and allows different retention times for solids and liquids
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Anaerobic means "living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen", as opposed to aerobic which means "living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen." Anaerobic may also refer to:
Anaerobic adhesive, a bonding agent that does not cure in the presence of air
Anaerobic respiration, respiration in the absence of oxygen, using some other molecule as the final electron acceptor
Anaerobic organism, any organism whose redox metabolism does not depend on free oxygen
Anammox, anaerobic ammonium oxidation, a globally important microbial process of the nitrogen cycle
Anaerobic filter, an anaerobic digester with a tank containing a filter medium where anaerobic microbes can establish themselves
Anaerobic digestion, the use of anaerobic bacteria to break down waste, with biogas as a byproduct
Anaerobic clarigester, an anaerobic digester that treats dilute biodegradable feedstocks and allows different retention times for solids and liquids
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Anaerobic. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.