defect /dēˈfekt, di-fektˈ/

1. A deficiency
2. A lack
3. An imperfection
4. A blemish
5. A fault
6. An imperfection in a crystal lattice which may be caused by the presence of a minute amount of a different element in a perfect lattice (crystallography)

To desert one's country or a cause, transferring one's allegiance (to another)

defectibilˈity noun

defectˈible adjective

1. Liable to imperfection
2. Deficient

defecˈtion noun

1. (an act of) desertion
2. A failure to carry out a duty
3. (an act of) revolt

defecˈtionist noun

defectˈive adjective

1. Having defects
2. Lacking in some necessary quality
3. Imperfect
4. Faulty
5. Insufficient
6. Incomplete in inflections or forms (grammar)
7. Mentally handicapped (offensive)

A person who is mentally handicapped

defectˈively adverb

defectˈiveness noun

defectˈor noun

A person who deserts or betrays his or her country, etc

defective equation noun (mathematics)

An equation derived from another, but with fewer roots than the original

defective virus noun (biology)

A virus that is unable to replicate without a helper (qv)

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