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Constitutive

kənˈstɪtjʊtɪv

Constitutive definitions
adjective
constitutive
  1. having the power to establish or give organized existence to something

    "the state began to exercise a new and constitutive function"

  2. forming a part or constituent of something

    "poverty is a constitutive element of a particular form of economic growth"

    • forming an essential element of something

      "language is constitutive of thought"

  3. relating to an enzyme or enzyme system that is continuously produced in an organism, regardless of the needs of cells