Aerobic \A`["e]r*o"bic\, a. (Biol.) Growing or thriving only in the presence of oxygen; also, pertaining to, or induced by, a["e]robies; as, a["e]robic fermentation. -- A`["e]r*o"bic*al*ly, adv.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)