constitutive

== English == === Etymology === From constitute + -ive. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈstɪt͡ʃuˌtɪv/ === Adjective === constitutive (comparative more constitutive, superlative most constitutive) Having the power or authority to constitute, establish or enact something. Having the power or authority to appoint someone to office. Extremely important; essential. Forming a constituent part of something else. (biochemistry) Of an enzyme: continuously produced at a constant rate. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃s.ti.ty.tiv/ Homophone: constitutives === Adjective === constitutive feminine singular of constitutif == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kõː.stɪ.tuːˈtiː.wɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kon.sti.tuˈtiː.ve] === Adjective === cōnstitūtīve vocative masculine singular of cōnstitūtīvus