defective

Definition

Having one or more defects.

Etymology

From Middle English defectif, defective, from Old French defectif, from Late Latin dēfectīvus.

Example Sentences

• "It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted."

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