- microaerophile
- mi·cro·aero·phile -'ar-ə-.fīl, -'er- n an organism requiring very little free oxygen
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mi·cro·aero·phile (mi″kro-ārґo-fīl) a microaerophilic microorganism.
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microaerophile
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