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constitutive
adjective con·sti·tu·tive \ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌtü-tiv, -ˌtyü-; kən-ˈsti-chə-tiv\
Definition of CONSTITUTIVE
1
: having the power to enact or establish : constructive
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: relating to or dependent on constitution <a constitutive property of all electrolytes>
— con·sti·tu·tive·ly adverb
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First Known Use of CONSTITUTIVE
1592
Related to CONSTITUTIVE
- Synonyms
- built-in, constitutional, inherent, essential, hardwired, immanent, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrain, ingrained (also engrained), innate, integral, intrinsic, native, natural
- Antonyms
- adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic
Rhymes with CONSTITUTIVE
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constitutive
adjective con·sti·tu·tive \ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌt(y)üt-iv, kən-ˈstich-ət-iv\
Medical Definition of CONSTITUTIVE
1
a : of, relating to, or being an enzyme or protein produced in relatively constant amounts in all cells of an organism without regard to cell environmental conditions (as the concentration of a substrate)—compare inducible a b : controlling production of or coding genetic information for a constitutive enzyme or protein <constitutive genes> <constitutive mutations>
2
: being chromatin of a chromosomal region that is condensed into heterochromatin in all cells of an organism rather than just some
—con·sti·tu·tive·ly adverb
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