Facultative anaerobe
facultative anaerobe n.
An organism, such as a bacterium, that can live in the absence as well as in the presence of atmospheric oxygen.
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- Faculties
[fak-uh l-tee] /ˈfæk əl ti/ noun, plural faculties. 1. an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily. 2. one of the powers of the mind, as memory, reason, or speech: Though very sick, he is in full possession of all his faculties. 3. an inherent capability […]
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[fak-uh l-tee] /ˈfæk əl ti/ noun, plural faculties. 1. an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily. 2. one of the powers of the mind, as memory, reason, or speech: Though very sick, he is in full possession of all his faculties. 3. an inherent capability […]