con|sti|tu|tive

con|sti|tu|tive
con|sti|tu|tive «KON stuh TOO tihv, -TYOO-», adjective.
1. having the power to establish or enact; instituting.
2. making up or forming a thing; constituent.
3. making a thing what it is; essential.
4. (of an enzyme) present in the cell under all conditions, not formed in answer to the presence of its substrate.
con´sti|tu´tive|ly, adverb.

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  • Constitutively — Con sti*tu tive*ly, adv. In a constitutive manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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