facultative
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As a facultative anaerobic bacterium, it thrives in both oxygen rich and oxygen poor environments, allowing it to multiply inside the oxygen deprived regions commonly found within tumors.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Certain temperature conditions may foster all-female populations, which can be overcome through facultative parthenogenesis," he said.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2023
Note that there is no clear line that differentiates facultative carnivores from omnivores; dogs would be considered facultative carnivores.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
On the issue of facultative reinsurance, whereby it insures bundles of risk in a job lot, Swiss Re said it expected to finalise a policy for the oil and gas sector in 2023.
From Reuters ● Mar. 17, 2022
I have seen this particularly in those cases where facultative divergence also was greater than usual.
From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.
