constitutive

From constitute +‎ -ive.

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

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

• constitutive ablation

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

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constitutive

1. feminine singular of constitutif

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

cōnstitūtīve

1. vocative masculine singular of cōnstitūtīvus