1) Ability 2) Biology terminology 3) Not compulsory 4) Power
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1) Enabling 2) Optional
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Facultative means `optional` or `discretionary` (antonym obligate), used mainly in biology in phrases such as: ...
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of parasites, optional; compare obligate.
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optional; incidental; conferring privilege
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• (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 in part as a parasite; -- opposed to obligate. &bu...
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having the power to live under different conditions either with or without oxygen.
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capable of living in varying conditions. For example, facultative cleaners will feed on parasites but do not rely only them for food.
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Of parasites, optional. ... Compare: obligate. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(fak´әl-ta″tiv) not obligatory; pertaining to or characterized by the ability to adjust to particular circumstances or to assume a particular role.
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The ability of an organism to grow either in the presence of absence of an environmental factor (e.g. facultative aerobe, facultative psychrophile).
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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, optional; as,
facultative enactments, or t...
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Exhibiting an indicated lifestyle under some environmental conditions, but not under others.
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having the power to live under different conditions either with or without oxygen.
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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.
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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).
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optional - occurs in some members in some years or situations. E.g., birds move different distances in different years depending on food variability.
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[
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
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adjective not compulsory; `facultative courses in the sciences`
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in general, not obligatory but rather capable of adapting to different conditions
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