Constitutive

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Constitutive \Con"sti*tu`tive\, a.
     1. Tending or assisting to constitute or compose; elemental;
        essential.
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              An ingredient and constitutive part of every virtue.


                                                    --Barrow.
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     2. Having power to enact, establish, or create; instituting;
        determining. --Sir W. Hamilton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  constitutive
       adj : constitutional in the structure of something (especially
             your physical makeup) [syn: {constituent(a)}, {constitutional},
              {constitutive(a)}, {organic}]