| slovo | definícia |
facultative
(encz) | facultative,fakultativní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
facultative
(encz) | facultative,nepovinný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
facultative
(encz) | facultative,volitelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
facultative
(encz) | facultative,výběrový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Facultative
(gcide) | Facultative \Fac"ul*ta*tive\, a. [L. facultas, -atis, faculty:
cf. F. facultatif, G. fakultativ.]
1. Having relation to the grant or exercise faculty, or
authority, privilege, license, or the like hence,
optional; as, facultative enactments, or those which
convey a faculty, or permission; the facultative
referendum of Switzerland is one that is optional with the
people and is necessary only when demanded by petition;
facultative studies; -- opposed to obligatory and
compulsory, and sometimes used with to.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Of such a character as to admit of existing under various
forms or conditions, or of happening or not happening, or
the like; specif.: (Biol.) 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. (Physiol.) Pertaining to a faculty or faculties.
In short, there is no facultative plurality in the
mind; it is a single organ of true judgment for all
purposes, cognitive or practical. --J.
Martineau.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
facultative
(wn) | facultative
adj 1: of or relating to the mental faculties
2: able to exist under more than one set of conditions; "a
facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte"
[ant: obligate]
3: granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do
something; "a facultative enactment"
4: not compulsory; "facultative courses in the sciences" |
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facultative microorganism
(encz) | facultative microorganism,fakultativní mikroorganismus [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
facultative parasite
(encz) | facultative parasite,fakultativní parazit [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
facultative saprophyte
(encz) | facultative saprophyte,fakultativní saprofyt [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Facultative
(gcide) | Facultative \Fac"ul*ta*tive\, a. [L. facultas, -atis, faculty:
cf. F. facultatif, G. fakultativ.]
1. Having relation to the grant or exercise faculty, or
authority, privilege, license, or the like hence,
optional; as, facultative enactments, or those which
convey a faculty, or permission; the facultative
referendum of Switzerland is one that is optional with the
people and is necessary only when demanded by petition;
facultative studies; -- opposed to obligatory and
compulsory, and sometimes used with to.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. Of such a character as to admit of existing under various
forms or conditions, or of happening or not happening, or
the like; specif.: (Biol.) 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. (Physiol.) Pertaining to a faculty or faculties.
In short, there is no facultative plurality in the
mind; it is a single organ of true judgment for all
purposes, cognitive or practical. --J.
Martineau.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
facultative anaerobes
(gcide) | Anaerobia \An*a`["e]r*o"bi*a\, Anaerobes \An"aer*obes\,
Anaerobes \An*a"["e]r*obes\, n. pl. [NL. anaerobia; an-not +
a["e]ro- + Gr.? life.] (Bacteriol.)
Ana["e]robic bacteria. They are called {facultative
ana["e]robes} when able to live either in the presence or
absence of free oxygen; obligate ana["e]robes, or
obligatory ana["e]robes, when they thrive only in its
absence.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
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