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Synonyms for facultative

Grammar : Adj
Spell : fak-uh l-tey-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæk əlˌteɪ tɪv


Définition of facultative

  • adj optional
Example sentences :
  • Thus arobes and facultative anarobes are prototrophic for O.
  • Extract from : « The Fundamentals of Bacteriology » by Charles Bradfield Morrey
  • On the whole, perhaps, the "facultative" Referendum is to be preferred to the obligatory.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Switzerland » by Lina Hug
  • Other important species will be considered as facultative parasites.
  • Extract from : « Handbook of Medical Entomology » by William Albert Riley
  • The great majority of milk bacteria are either obligate or facultative aerobes.
  • Extract from : « Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition » by H. L. Russell
  • I have seen this particularly in those cases where facultative divergence also was greater than usual.
  • Extract from : « Schweigger on Squint » by C. Schweigger
  • Moreover, the extent of the "facultative" divergence attainable by prisms shows a considerable latitude.
  • Extract from : « Schweigger on Squint » by C. Schweigger
  • Many are exclusively parasitic or saprophytic, and many are facultative, both conditions of living being possible.
  • Extract from : « Disease and Its Causes » by William Thomas Councilman
  • It has been shown that if these organisms are grown with arobes or facultative anarobes they thrive at ordinary room temperature.
  • Extract from : « The Fundamentals of Bacteriology » by Charles Bradfield Morrey
  • The distinction between facultative arobe and facultative anarobe might be made.
  • Extract from : « The Fundamentals of Bacteriology » by Charles Bradfield Morrey
  • The existence of anarobic and facultative anarobic bacteria shows the fallacy of such beliefs.
  • Extract from : « The Fundamentals of Bacteriology » by Charles Bradfield Morrey

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