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Anaerobic
Living in the absence of free oxygen; pertaining to or caused by the absence of oxygen. Eogaian planets are characterized by anaerobic conditions. An anaerobe is an organism, such as a bacterium, that does not require free oxygen to live (opposed to aerobe).
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Development Notes
Text by M. Alan Kazlev
Initially published on 16 September 2001.
Initially published on 16 September 2001.
