anaerobian
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anaerobian — an·aer·o·bi·an … English syllables
anaerobic — (adj.) capable of living without oxygen, 1879 (as anaerobian; modern form first attested 1884), from Fr. anaérobie, coined 1863 by French bacteriologist Louis Pasteur (1822 1895), from Gk. an without (see AN (Cf. an ) (1)) + aer air (see AIR (Cf … Etymology dictionary