'Constitutive' definitions:

Definition of 'constitutive'

From: WordNet
adjective
Constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) [syn: constituent(a), constitutional, constitutive(a), organic]

Definition of 'Constitutive'

From: GCIDE
  • Constitutive \Con"sti*tu`tive\, a.
  • 1. Tending or assisting to constitute or compose; elemental; essential. [1913 Webster]
  • An ingredient and constitutive part of every virtue. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Having power to enact, establish, or create; instituting; determining. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]