adaptive
American Heritage Dictionary:
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a·dap·tive
(ə-dăp'tĭv) 
adj.
adaptiveness a·dap'tive·ness or ad'ap·tiv'i·ty (ăd'ăp-tĭv'ĭ-tē) n.
adj.
- Relating to or exhibiting adaptation.
- Readily capable of adapting or of being adapted: an adaptive worker; adaptive clothing for children with special needs.
adaptiveness a·dap'tive·ness or ad'ap·tiv'i·ty (ăd'ăp-tĭv'ĭ-tē) n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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adaptive
adjective
- Capable of adapting or being adapted: adaptable, adjustable, elastic, flexible, malleable, pliable, pliant, supple. See change/persist.
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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adaptive
describing changes in an organism, induced by environmental factors, that tend to increase its viability.
| adaptin, adapted gradient, adaptation | |
| adaptive immunity, adaptor, adaptor hypothesis |
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