Look up: Obligate

1. obligate
   Restricted to a particular set of environmental conditions, without which an organism cannot survive. (e.g., an obligate parasite can survive only by parasitizing another organism.)
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2. Obligate
   Refers to an organism that is restricted to a particular set of environmental conditions, without which it cannot survive.
   Found on http://www.pestmanagement.co.uk/lib/glos
   
   
3. obligate
   [adj] - (biology) restricted to a particular condition of life 2. [v] - commit in order to fulfill an obligation
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4. obligate
   a parasite incapable of existing independently of a host Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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5. Obligate
   Ob"li·gate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Obligated ; present participle & verbal noun Obligating .] [ Latin obligatus , past participle of obligare . See Oblige .] 1. To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive. " Obligated by a sense of duty. …
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6. obligate
   Without an alternative system or pathway. ... Origin: L. Ob-ligo, pp. -atus, to bind to ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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7. obligate
   adjective restricted to a particular condition of life; `an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen`
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8. Obligate
   `Obligate` could be: * A verb (see obligation) * An adjective meaning `by necessity` (antonym `facultative`) and used mostly in biology, especially in the phrases: ** Obligate parasite, a parasite that cannot survive without its host ** Obligate aerobe, an organism that cannot survive without oxygen ** Obligate anaerobe, an organism that cannot survive in the presence of oxygen ** Obligate air-breather, a complex organism which obtains required ...
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9. obligate
   (ob´lĭ-gāt) not facultative; necessary; compulsory; pertaining to or characterized by the ability to survive only in a particular environment or to assume only a particular role, as an obligate anaerobe.
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10. Obligate
    • (v. t.) To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive. • (v. t.) To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.
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11. obligate
    obligate 1. To bind, to compel, or to constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; to oblige. 3. To commit; for example, money, in order to fulfill an obligation. 4. In biology, restricted to one particular mode of life or set of conditions. 5. Restricted to a single mode of behavior or environmental condition; suc...
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12. obligate
    Without an alternative system or pathway. [L. ob-ligo, pp. -atus, to bind to]
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13. obligate
    restricted to a particular host, substratum or mode of nutrition.
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14. OBLIGATE
    Pertaining to a species which is unable to live outside the cave environment, often found in the dark zone and may display troglomorphic adaptations.
    Found on http://www.cancaver.ca/docs/glossary.htm