Many methanogenic Archaea are obligate anaerobes.
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Obligate
//ˈɒb.lɪˌɡeɪt//
Synonyms for "obligate" (95 found)
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21 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- задължен adj (Absolutely indispensable; essential)
- неотменен adj (Absolutely indispensable; essential)
- задължавам verb (to bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie)
Finnish
3 entries- obligaatti adj (Absolutely indispensable; essential)
- välttämätön adj (Absolutely indispensable; essential)
- velvoittaa verb (to bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie)
Greek
1 entries- υποχρεώνω verb (to bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie)
Hindi
1 entries- बाध्य verb (to bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie)
Latin
2 entries- obligō verb (to bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie)
- teneo verb (to bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- obligat adj (Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role)
- tvungen adj (Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role)
- uten valgmulighet adj (Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role)
Polish
2 entries- zobowiązać verb (to bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie)
- zobowiązywać verb (to bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie)
Portuguese
4 entries- essencial adj (Absolutely indispensable; essential)
- exigido adj (Absolutely indispensable; essential)
- obrigação verb (to bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie)
- obrigação verb (to commit (money, for example) in order to fulfill an obligation)
Russian
1 entries- облига́тный adj (Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role)
Spanish
1 entries- obligar verb (to bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie)
Sample sentences
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You're an obligate carnivore! You don't want my salad, cat!
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Haggling does not obligate you to buy.
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Humans are not obligate omnivores.
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