Look up: facultative


  1. Facultative
    capable of living in varying conditions. For example, facultative cleaners will feed on parasites but do not rely only them for food.
    Found op http://www.coralrealm.com/viewpage.html?page=/glossary.html

  2. Facultative
    The ability of an organism to grow either in the presence of absence of an environmental factor (e.g. facultative aerobe, facultative psychrophile).
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  3. facultative
    [adj] - of or relating to the mental faculties 2. [adj] - (biology) able to exist under more than one set of conditions 3. [adj] - granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something 4. [adj] - not compulsory
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=facultative

  4. Facultative
    having the power to live under different conditions either with or without oxygen.
    Found op http://www.chemicalglossary.net/definition/731-Facultative

  5. Facultative
    Facultative: 1. In general, not obligatory but rather capable of adapting to different conditions. The opposite of facultative is obligate. 2. In bacteriology, bacteria that can grow under either aerobic or anaerobic circumstances (with or without oxygen).
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=31986

  6. Facultative
    Fac'ul·ta·tive adjective [ Latin facultas , -atis , faculty: confer French facultatif , German fakultativ .] 1. Having relation to the grant or exercise faculty, or authority, privilege, license, or the like hence, ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/2

  7. facultative
    Of parasites, optional. ... Compare: obligate. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?facultative

  8. facultative
    adjective not compulsory; `facultative courses in the sciences`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=facultative



  1. facultative
    adjective granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something; `a facultative enactment`
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  2. facultative
    adjective of or relating to the mental faculties
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=facultative

  3. facultative
    adjective able to exist under more than one set of conditions; `a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=facultative

  4. facultative
    (fak´әl-ta″tiv) not obligatory; pertaining to or characterized by the ability to adjust to particular circumstances or to assume a particular role.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  5. Facultative
    • (a.) Of such a character as to admit of existing under various forms or conditions, or of happening or not happening, or the like; • (a.) Having the power to live under different conditions; as, a facultative parasite, a plant which is normally saprophytic, but which may exist wholly or ...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/facultative/

  6. facultative
    Type: Term Pronunciation: fak′ŭl-tā′tiv Definitions: 1. Able to live under more than one specific set of environmental conditions; possessing an alternative pathway.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=31842

  7. Facultative
    Facultative means "optional" or "discretionary" (antonym obligate), used mainly in biology in phrases such as: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facultative

  8. facultative
    of parasites, optional; compare obligate.
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_botanical_terms

  9. facultative
    1) Ability 2) Power
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/facultative/1

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