constitutive

Etymology

From constitute +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kənˈstɪt͡ʃuˌtɪv/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

constitutive (comparative more constitutive, superlative most constitutive)

1. having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something
2. having the power or authority to appoint someone to office
3. extremely important, essential
4. that forms a constituent part of something else
5. (biochemistry) (of an enzyme) that is continuously produced at a constant rate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃s.ti.ty.tiv/
• Homophone: constitutives

• Audio (Paris):

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Adjective

constitutive

1. feminine singular of constitutif

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kon.sti.tuːˈtiː.u̯e/, [kõːs̠t̪ɪt̪uːˈt̪iːu̯ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kon.sti.tuˈti.ve/, [konst̪it̪uˈt̪iːve]

Adjective

cōnstitūtīve

1. vocative masculine singular of cōnstitūtīvus