katharobic

katharobic: adjective

of living being in an oxygenated environment lacking organic matter

• Pertains to noun: ↑katharobe

• Topics: ↑biology, ↑biological science

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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rōbik, -|räb-\ adjective
Etymology: katharobe + -ic

: living in or being a highly oxygenated medium free from organic matter — compare mesosaprobic, saprobic

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katharobic — adj. [Gr. katharos, pure; bios, life] Pertains to living in clean water … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
katharobic — kath·a·robic … English syllables
biological science — noun the science that studies living organisms • Syn: ↑biology • Derivationally related forms: ↑biologic (for: ↑biology), ↑biological (for: ↑biology), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
katharobe — noun an organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic matter • Hypernyms: ↑organism, ↑being * * * ˈkathəˌrōb noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary katharo (from … Useful english dictionary
mesosaprobic — “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mes + saprobic; probably originally formed as German mesosaprobisch : living in or being a moderately oxygenated environment in which considerable organic material and bacteria are… … Useful english dictionary

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