formative as a noun: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
- 2
formative
noun
1 formative
Minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function.
Polish: zrostek
adjective
1 formative
Capable of forming new cells and tissues.
Roget 161:
produced,
producing
etc.
v.;
productive of;
prolific
etc.
168;
creative;
formative,
genetic,
genial,
genital;
pregnant;
enceinte,
big with,
fraught with;
in the family way,
teeming,
parturient,
in the straw,
brought to bed of;
puerperal,
puerperous†.
digenetic†,
heterogenetic†,
oogenetic,
xenogenetic†;
ectogenous†,
gamic†,
haematobious†,
sporogenous [Biol.],
sporophorous [Biol.].
architectonic.
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2 formative
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