constitutive

[ kon-sti-too-tiv, -tyoo- ]
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adjective
  1. constituent; making a thing what it is; essential.

  2. having power to establish or enact.

  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1585–95; constitute + -ive

Other words from constitutive

  • con·sti·tu·tive·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for constitutive

constitutive

/ (ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːtɪv) /


adjective
  1. having power to enact, appoint, or establish

  2. chem (of a physical property) determined by the arrangement of atoms in a molecule rather than by their nature

  1. biochem (of an enzyme) formed continuously, irrespective of the cell's needs

  2. another word for constituent (def. 1)

Derived forms of constitutive

  • constitutively, adverb

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