[con.nec.tive] adj (ca. 1660): serving to connect -- con.nec.tive.ly adv
[2]connective n (1751): something that connects: as a: a linguistic form that connects words or word groups b: the tissue connecting the pollen sacs of an anther c: a logical term (as or, if-then, and, not) or a symbol for it that relates propositions in such a way that the truth or falsity of the resulting statement is determined by the truth or falsity of the components