Definition of "anaerobiosis" []

• Life sustained by an organism in the absence of oxygen. (noun)

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• "We also reported on the effects of anaerobiosis and of a number of positive and negative inotropic agents."
• "The carbon dioxide produced replaces the air and facilitates the anaerobiosis required for the fermentation."
• "Carbon dioxide produced by heterofermentative lactobacilli also has a preservative effect in foods, resulting, among others, from its flushing action and leading to anaerobiosis if the substrate is properly protected."