Generative

Adjective

 * 1) Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
 * That generative particle. - Bentley

Related terms

 * degenerative

Thesaurus
abiogenetic, aboriginal, basal, basic, biogenetic, blastogenetic, causative, central, constructive, creative, crucial, demiurgic, elemental, elementary, embryonic, epigenetic, eumerogenetic, formative, fundamental, gametic, genetic, genial, genital, genitive, germinal, heterogenetic, histogenetic, homogenetic, in embryo, in ovo, inventive, isogenetic, merogenetic, metagenetic, monogenetic, original, originative, orthogenetic, pangenetic, parthenogenetic, phytogenetic, pregnant, primal, primary, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, productive, protogenic, radical, rudimentary, seminal, sporogenous, xenogenetic

Etymology
Compare French génératif.

Adjective
generative


 * 1) Feminine plural form of generativo

Anagrams

 * generatevi