CONSTITUENT

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1892 · p. 17

adj. Ko2n-sti2t'u2-e2nt. Lat., constituens (from constituere, to set in order). Fr., constituant. Ger., const i tui rend, a us mach end, festsetzend. It, costituente. Sp., constituente. 1. Entering into the composition of a compound: as a n., an ingredient. 2. Giving consistence to a compound. [L, 94 (a, 21).] [s. 382]