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Aerobes

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Updated 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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Wordle

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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