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constitutive

 
Dictionary: con·sti·tu·tive   (kŏn'stĭ-tū'tĭv, -tyū'-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Making a thing what it is; essential.
  2. Having power to institute, establish, or enact.
  3. Of or relating to the synthesis of a protein or an enzyme at a constant rate regardless of physiological demand or the concentration of a substrate.
constitutively con'sti·tu'tive·ly adv.

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Thesaurus: constitutive
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adjective

    Constituting or forming part of the essence of something: basic, constitutional, essential, fundamental, integral, vital. See be, surface/depth.

Veterinary Dictionary: constitutive
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Produced at a steady rate, independent of internal or external stimuli. Said of enzymes, RNA or protein by an organism.

Wikipedia: Constitutive
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The term "constitutive" might refer to:

  • In physics, a constitutive equation is a relation between two physical quantities
  • In cell biology, a constitutively active protein is a protein whose activity is constant and active
  • In ecology, a constitutive defense is one which is always active, as opposed to an inducible defense.
  • Constitutive theory of statehood
  • In genetics, constitutive refers to a gene product made all the time. Ie. In the absence of the activator or the repressor, RNA polymerase transcribes the gene constitutively.

Translations: Constitutive
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lovgivende, grundlæggende, væsentlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
essentieel, vormend, wetgevend

Français (French)
adj. - (Admin) constituant, (Biol) constitutif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - konstitutiv

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ουσιώδης, στοιχειώδης, συστατικός, που συναπαρτίζει, καταστατικός

Italiano (Italian)
costitutivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - constitutivo

Русский (Russian)
учредительный, входящий в состав

Español (Spanish)
adj. - constitutivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - konstituerande, uppbyggande, konstitutiv, integrerande, bestånds-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有创制权的, 本质的, 制定的, 基本的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有創制權的, 本質的, 制定的, 基本的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 조직하는, 제정권이 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 構成する, 構造性の, 本質的な, 制定権をもつ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مكونا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יוצר, מרכיב, יסודי, חיוני‬


 
 
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