constituent
/kənˈstɪtʃuənt/
adjective
- Being a part of a whole; serving to make up a larger thing.
- Hydrogen and oxygen are constituent gases of water.
- The constituent parts of the machine were carefully assembled.
- The committee studied the constituent elements of the proposal.
noun
- A person who lives in a particular area and is represented by an elected official.
- The congressman held a meeting to listen to his constituents' concerns.
- The senator promised to fight for the needs of his constituents.
- She wrote a letter to her representative as a concerned constituent.
- One of the parts that make up a whole, especially a substance or mixture.
- The chemist identified the active constituent in the plant extract.
- Each constituent of the alloy contributes to its strength.
- Water is a major constituent of the human body.
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