Aerobic respiration. Definition. noun. (1) A form of cellular respiration that requires oxygen in order to generate energy. (2) The process of generating energy by the full oxidation of nutrients through Krebs cycle where oxygen is the final electron acceptor.Supplement.ith aerobic respiration, glycolysis continues with the Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. These post-glycolytic reactions occur in the mitochondria in eukaryotic cells, and in the cytoplasm in prokaryotic cells.
Facile definition, moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind. See more.
Historical Examples. 1  This was his special gift and as usual in such cases he was not a facile writer. 2  I cannot brush aside the problem by a facile reference to reincarnation. 3  Consequently the poisoners of the wells of truth had a facile task. 4  A Latin tag came into my head about the facile descent into the abyss. The Arrow of Gold Joseph Conrad Mrs. Austen, in spite of her facile digestion, gagged at it.