Anoxic vs. Anaerobic: What's the Difference?

Anoxic and Anaerobic Definitions
Anoxic
Absence of oxygen.
Anaerobic
Living or occurring in the absence of free oxygen
Anaerobic bacteria.
Anoxic
A pathological deficiency of oxygen, especially hypoxia.
Anaerobic
Of or relating to anaerobes.
Anoxic
(pathology) Suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen.
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Anaerobic
Without oxygen; especially of an environment or organism.
Anoxic
Lacking oxygen.
Anaerobic
Of exercise, involving glycolysis (the conversion of glucose to adenosine triphosphate) rather than using oxygen to supply bodily energy needs.
Anoxic
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from, anoxia.
Anaerobic
Of or relating to an anaerobe.
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Anoxic
Greatly deficient in, or totally lacking, oxygen.
Anaerobic
Not requiring air or oxygen for life; - applied especially to those microbes to which free oxygen is unnecessary; anaërobiotic; - opposed to aërobic.
Anoxic
Relating to or marked by a severe deficiency of oxygen in tissues or organs
Anaerobic
Relating to, or like, anaërobies; anaërobiotic.
Anaerobic
Living or active in the absence of free oxygen;
Anaerobic bacteria
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Anaerobic
Not aerobic;
Isometric exercises are anaerobic