n. pl., but sing. or pl. in usage 1. physical exercises performed in a sustained and strenuous fashion designed to cause a temporary increase in respiration rate and heart rate, such a running, swimming, walking, or calisthenics. Calisthenic sessions in groups, performed by following a leader in moving to a rhythmic musical accompaniment, are a popular form of aerobics. [ PJC. ]

2. a system of physical conditioning relying largely on aerobics exercises. [ PJC. ]

{ ‖ } n. [ Aero- + Gr. fo`bos fear: cf. F. aérophobie. ] (Med.) Dread of a current of air or of fresh air. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. (Biol.) Growing or thriving only in the presence of oxygen; also, pertaining to, or induced by, aërobies; as, aërobic fermentation. -- A`ër*o"bic*al*ly adv. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. pl. [ Aëro- + Gr. bi`os life. ] (Biol.) Microörganisms which live in contact with the air and need oxygen for their growth; as the microbacteria which form on the surface of putrefactive fluids; aerobes. [ obsolescent ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

a. (Biol.) Related to, or of the nature of, aërobies; as, aërobiotic plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia.
Syn. -- genus Alsobia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖ , n. pl. [ NL. anaerobia; an-not + aëro- + Gr.&unr_; life. ] (Bacteriol.) Anaërobic bacteria. They are called facultative anaërobes when able to live either in the presence or absence of free oxygen; obligate anaërobes, or obligatory anaërobes, when they thrive only in its absence. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Pref. an-not + aërobic. ] 1. (Biol.) Not requiring air or oxygen for life; -- applied especially to those microbes to which free oxygen is unnecessary; anaërobiotic; -- opposed to aërobic. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Biol.) Relating to, or like, anaërobies; anaërobiotic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Gr. 'an priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, air + bi`os life. ] (Biol.) Microörganisms which do not require oxygen, but are killed by it. See obligate anaerobes under anaerobes. Sternberg. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. (Anat.) Related to, or of the nature of, anaërobies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Anglo- + Gr. &unr_; fear. ] Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English. -- An"glo*phobe n. [1913 Webster]

n. 1. 1 the family comprising the deathwatch beetles.
Syn. -- family Anobiidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + bi`os life. ] (Zool.) A beetle which feeds on flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia. -- n. A remedy for hydrophobia. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers.
Syn. -- genus Arceuthobium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. exobiology; -- not used technically.
Syn. -- exobiology. [ PJC ]

n. [ Auto- + biographer. ] One who writes his own life or biography. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Pertaining to, or containing, autobiography; as, an autobiographical sketch. “Such traits of the autobiographic sort.” Carlyle. -- Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. One who writes his own life; an autobiographer. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Autobiographies [ Auto- + biography. ] A biography written by the subject of it; memoirs of one's life written by one's self. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] a self-propelled vehicle used for transporting passengers, suitable for use on a street or roadway. Many diferent models of automobiles have beenbuilt and sold commercially, possessing varied features such as a retractable roof (in a convertible), different braking systems, different propulsion systems, and varied styling. Most models have four wheels but some have been built with three wheels. Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), and sometimes by steam engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor varies from under 50 H. P. for earlier models to over 200 H. P. larger models or high-performance sports or racing cars. An automobile is commonly called a car or an auto, and generally in British usage, motor cars.
Syn. -- car, auto, machine, motorcar. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

v. i. 1. to travel in an automobile.
Syn. -- motor. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The use of automobiles, or the practices, methods, or the like, of those who use them. -- Au`to*mo*bil"ist, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; book + &unr_; to fear. ] A dread of books. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a motor vehicle equipped to collect blood donations. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. coenobita, fr. Gr. koino`bios; koino`s common + bi`os life: cf. F. cénobite. ] One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude. Gibbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. [ Cf. F. cénobitique. ] Of or pertaining to a cenobite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chryso`s gold + araroba a foreign name of Goa powder + -in. ] (Chem.) A bitter, yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid proper; hence formerly called also chrysphanic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) An oceanic fish of large size (Elacate canada); the crabeater; -- called also bonito, cubbyyew, coalfish, and sergeant fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Cob the top. ] An andiron with a knob at the top. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A joint or coadjutant bishop. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a member of a religious order living in common. Same as Cenobite. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or relating to or befitting cenobites or their practices of communal living. Opposite of eremitic.
Syn. -- cenobitic, cenobitical. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ [ F. crédit credit & mobilier personal, pertaining to personal property. ] A joint stock company, formed for general banking business, or for the construction of public works, by means of loans on personal estate, after the manner of the crédit foncier on real estate. In practice, however, this distinction has not been strictly observed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a morbid fear of freezing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. démobilisation. See Mobilization. ] (Mil.) The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. démobiliser. ] (Mil.) To disorganize, or disband and send home, as troops which have been mobilized. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ekkalei^n to call out ('ek out of + kalei^n to call) + bi`os life. ] A contrivance for hatching eggs by artificial heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Zool.) a genus of nematode worms. [ PJC ]

n. (Zool.) A genus comprising the pilot whales.
Syn. -- genus Globicephala. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Globe + -ferous. ] (Zool.) Having a round or globular tip. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Globigerinæ [ NL., fr. L. globus a round body + gerere to bear. ] (Zool.) A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally found in depths below 3, 000 feet, and called globigerina ooze. See Illust. of Foraminifera. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biochem.) a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the protein part of hemoglobin. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A natural family of fish comprising the gobies.
Syn. -- family Gobiidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A genus of fish comprising the true gudgeons.
Syn. -- genus Gobio. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ NL. Gobius + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like, or pertaining to, the goby, or the genus Gobius. -- n. A gobioid fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G., fr. grob rude. Cf. Gruff, a. ] A rude or clownish person; boor; lout. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. gynh` a woman + fo`bos fear. ] Hatred of women; repugnance to the society of women. Holmes. [ 1913 Webster ]