facultative

English

Adjective

facultative (comparative more facultative, superlative most facultative)

1. Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty
2. Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective
3. That grants permission or power to do something
4. (biology) Able to grow in or outside of a host or host cell

Antonyms

• obligate

Derived terms

• facultatively

Translations

of or relating to faculty

• Finnish: kyvykkyys- (fi), kyky- (fi)
• German: fähig (de)

• Turkish: kabiliyetli (tr), yetenekli (tr)

not obligate; optional

• Bulgarian: факултативен (bg) (fakultativen), незадължителен (bg) (nezadǎlžitelen)
• Dutch: facultatief (nl)
• Finnish: valinnainen (fi), vapaaehtoinen (fi)

• French: facultatif (fr)
• German: fakultativ (de), optional (de)
• Turkish: ihtiyarî (tr), istemli (tr), seçmeli (tr)

granting permission

• Finnish: salliva (fi), myöntävä (fi)
• German: freigestellt (de)

• Turkish: isteğe bağlı (tr), istemli (tr)

able to grow in or outside of a host

• Finnish: fakultatiivinen (fi)

References

• Free Medical Dictionary
• Oxford English Dictionary

Anagrams

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French

Adjective

facultative

1. feminine form of facultatif