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Complete Definition of "facultative"

English

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty
  2. Not compulsory; optional, discretionary or elective
  3. That grants permission or power to do something

#biology (of an organism) Able to live under widely different environmental conditions (especially either aerobically or anaerobically)

Antonyms
obligate

References
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