Aerobes
7 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of aerobe: organisms, particularly bacteria, that need free oxygen to survive and grow.
“Unlike anaerobes, aerobes cannot thrive in the absence of oxygen.”
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Antonyms
anaerobes
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Begins with AERO, a recognisable prefix, contains A, E, R, O, B, E, S with four vowels
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Worth 9 points, B scores 3 and lifts the total, the AERO- prefix is useful for building longer words
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