Facultative synonyms

făk'əl-tā'tĭv

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optional
The definition of optional is available, but not required.
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discretionary
Available for use as needed or desired:
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elective
Having the power to choose
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choice (related)
Especially good or preferred.
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aerobe (related)
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obligate (related)
Absolutely indispensable; essential.
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anaerobe (related)
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non-pathogenic (related)
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Facultative Sentence Examples

  • Many bacteria may however grow in both the presence or absence of oxygen, and these are termed facultative anaerobes.

  • The facultative species can be subdivided into primary and secondary facultative ectoparasites.

  • Many strains are facultative intracellular parasites which produce endotoxins and enterotoxins.

  • By the latest enactments (one dating from 1905) 2500 citizens can claim a vote ("facultative referendum") as to any legislative project, or can exercise the "right of initiative" as to any such project or as to the revision of the cantonal constitution.

  • Some fungi, though able to live as saprophytes, occasionally enter the body of living plants, and are thus termed facultative parasites.

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