constitutive
(redirected from constitutively)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical.
constitutive
1. having power to enact, appoint, or establish
2. Chem (of a physical property) determined by the arrangement of atoms in a molecule rather than by their nature
3. Biochem (of an enzyme) formed continuously, irrespective of the cell's needs
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005