Antonyms of adj oxidative

1 sense of oxidative

Sense 1
oxidative -- (taking place in the presence of oxygen; "oxidative glycolysis"; "oxidative rancidity")

INDIRECT (VIA aerobic) -> anaerobic, anaerobiotic -- (living or active in the absence of free oxygen; "anaerobic bacteria")

Similarity of adj oxidative

1 sense of oxidative

Sense 1
oxidative -- (taking place in the presence of oxygen; "oxidative glycolysis"; "oxidative rancidity")
       => aerobic (vs. anaerobic), aerophilic, aerophilous -- (depending on free oxygen or air; "aerobic fermentation")

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