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- adjective biology Able to
survive in the presence ofair (specificallyoxygen )
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From aero- + tolerant
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The disease is caused by a common bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, a gram-positive, alpha-hemolytic, bile soluble aerotolerant anaerobe, which can attack different parts of the body.
hernesheir commented on the word aerotolerant
The ability to survive in the presence of oxygen.
May 2, 2010