好気性

こうきせい
noun, no-adjective
aerobic (requiring oxygen)
academicscience
1. aerobic; oxygen-requiring (property)
The property of an organism or process that requires oxygen to live or function, as with aerobic bacteria. A biology and microbiology term, the opposite of 嫌気性(けんきせい) (anaerobic).
好気性(こうきせい)の細菌(さいきん)が増(ふ)える。
Aerobic bacteria multiply.
この処理(しょり)では好気性(こうきせい)微生物(びせいぶつ)を利用(りよう)する。
This treatment makes use of aerobic microorganisms.
好気性(こうきせい)の生物(せいぶつ)は酸素(さんそ)がなければ生(い)きられない。
Aerobic organisms cannot survive without oxygen.

Formed from 好気(こうき) (oxygen-favoring) + 性(せい) (-ic; nature/property). Used attributively with の, as in 好気性(こうきせい)細菌(さいきん) (aerobic bacteria).

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Antonym: 嫌気(けんき)性(せい) (anaerobic)
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Added 2026.7.12 6:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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