constitutive
constituent; making a thing what it is; essential.
having power to establish or enact.
Physics, Chemistry. pertaining to a molecular property determined primarily by the arrangement of atoms in the molecule rather than by their nature or number.
Origin of constitutive
1Other words from constitutive
- con·sti·tu·tive·ly, adverb
Words Nearby constitutive
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How to use constitutive in a sentence
Menstrual cups are, like tampons, regulated by the FDA as medical devices, meaning the constitutive ingredients of materials like medical-grade silicone do not need to be listed.
How worried should you be about the ingredients in tampons? | Colleen Wood / Undark | November 20, 2022 | Popular-ScienceWhile there are many versions of panpsychism, the version I find appealing is known as constitutive panpsychism.
Meanwhile, vulnerability, risk, unpredictability, and sudden transformation are the constitutive experiences of human life.
Can Heritage Foundation Posterboy Bono Save the GOP? | James Poulos | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey were a duality the constitutive forces of which alternately assumed supremacy.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksA certain theory is seen to be essential to the fact, a certain theology to be the constitutive force in the religion.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians | James Denney
They are a priori conditions, subjective in one sense, but objective as being universal, necessary and constitutive of experience.
At the time that the constitutive body made this law, ten million voters were registered on the election rolls.
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte | Karl MarxPeriod in which the republic is constituted, and of the constitutive National Assembly.
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte | Karl Marx
British Dictionary definitions for constitutive
/ (ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːtɪv) /
having power to enact, appoint, or establish
chem (of a physical property) determined by the arrangement of atoms in a molecule rather than by their nature
biochem (of an enzyme) formed continuously, irrespective of the cell's needs
another word for constituent (def. 1)
Derived forms of constitutive
- constitutively, adverb
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