constitutive

From constitute +‎ -ive.

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

• Audio (US):

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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

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

• Audio (Paris):

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constitutive

1. feminine singular of constitutif

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kõː.stɪ.tuːˈtiː.wɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kon.st̪i.t̪uˈt̪iː.ve]

cōnstitūtīve

1. vocative masculine singular of cōnstitūtīvus