microaerophilousadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪkrəʊɛːˈrɒfᵻləs/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪkroʊˌɛˈrɑfələs/

Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French microaérophile , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < French microaérophile (see microaerophile n. and adj.) + -ous suffix; compare -philous comb. form.

Microbiology. rare.

Requiring or having less oxygen than that of the atmosphere. Cf. microaerophilic adj.

ΚΠ

1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 158/2 Micro-aërophilous, Beijerinck's term for anaërobic, needing but little free oxygen.

1970 Ecology 51 349/1 It seems reasonable to conclude that they [sc. photosynthetic bacteria] are most active in those sites..in which the anaerobic and microaerophilous conditions most suitable to their metabolism are prevalent.

1980 Science 14 Mar. 1219/3 The term microaerophilous stationary phase (MASP) is used to describe our culture system.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	microaerophilous
释义	microaerophilousadj. Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrəʊɛːˈrɒfᵻləs/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˌɛˈrɑfələs/ Origin: A borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French microaérophile , -ous suffix. Etymology: < French microaérophile (see microaerophile n. and adj.) + -ous suffix; compare -philous comb. form. Microbiology. rare. Requiring or having less oxygen than that of the atmosphere. Cf. microaerophilic adj. ΚΠ 1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 158/2 Micro-aërophilous, Beijerinck's term for anaërobic, needing but little free oxygen. 1970 Ecology 51 349/1 It seems reasonable to conclude that they [sc. photosynthetic bacteria] are most active in those sites..in which the anaerobic and microaerophilous conditions most suitable to their metabolism are prevalent. 1980 Science 14 Mar. 1219/3 The term microaerophilous stationary phase (MASP) is used to describe our culture system. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1900
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