CONSTITUTIVE


Meaning of CONSTITUTIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌtü-tiv, -ˌtyü-; kən-ˈsti-chə-tiv ]

adjective

Date: 1592

1. : having the power to enact or establish : constructive

2. : constituent , essential

3. : relating to or dependent on constitution

a constitutive property of all electrolytes

• con·sti·tu·tive·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.