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anaerobic process

[¦an·ə¦rōb·ik ′präs·əs]

(science and technology)

A process from which air or oxygen not in chemical combination is excluded.

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At longer distances, however, the horse begins to run out of air and must employ anaerobic respiration, this time using energy that is delivered to its muscles at a slower rate.

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Like aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration also breaks down glucose, but instead of carbon dioxide and water the reaction produces a chemical called pyruvic acid.

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These are now interpreted in the light of exciting recent advances in the fields of electromicrobiology and oxygenic anaerobic respiration.

POLLOX: ANAEROBIC POLLUTANT DEGRADATION WITH OXYGEN

Technically they're dead aACAo but because the metabolism of your cells slow down at low temperatures, they can survive for a few hours using anaerobic respiration (usually it's just a few minutes).