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constitutive
[ kon-sti-too-tiv, -tyoo- ]
adjective
- 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.
constitutive
/ ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːtɪv /
adjective
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈconstiˌtutively, adverb
Other Words From
- consti·tutive·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of constitutive1
Example Sentences
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.
While 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.
They were a duality the constitutive forces of which alternately assumed supremacy.
A certain theory is seen to be essential to the fact, a certain theology to be the constitutive force in the religion.
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.
Period in which the republic is constituted, and of the Constitutive National Assembly.
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