combinative
Tending to unite
Combinative describes the tendency or capacity to combine elements into new arrangements.
The word appears mostly in technical contexts—linguistics, logic, chemistry—where it characterizes processes that join discrete units: combinative rules in grammar, combinative properties of chemical compounds.
More common alternatives include combinatory and combinatorial.
Thing of mixed parentage
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- alloyMetallic combination
- amalgamMixture of disparate parts
- blendCombine into mixture
mixture · fusion · conglomerate · aggregate · meld · mosaic · collage · chimera
Uniting into one
- unificationMerging into one entity
- mergerCorporate combination
- fusionJoining into unity
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
coalescence · consolidation · melding · assimilation · incorporation · blending · synthesis · hybridization
Jointly more effective
- collaborativeInvolving shared effort
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- integrativeCombining into a whole
- connectiveSomething that links
associative · relational · interdependent · complementary · unifying · coalescent · interlocking · interfacing
Smallest meaningful language unit
- affixWord-part modifier
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
- suffixWord-ending addition
- portmanteauWord combining two others
agglutinative · concatenation · derivational · inflectional · clipping · coinage · neologism · root
Combining into uniformity
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- foldingBending something over itself
- emulsifyingDispersing one liquid into another
- homogenizingMaking consistent throughout
melding · fusing · intermingling · coalescing · amalgamating · incorporating · concocting · infusing
hybrid
Thing of mixed parentage
blend · mixture · fusion · conglomerate · aggregate · meld · mosaic · collage · chimera · polymer
amalgamation
Uniting into one
- unificationMerging into one entity
- mergerCorporate combination
- fusionJoining into unity
convergence · coalescence · consolidation · melding · assimilation · incorporation · blending · synthesis · hybridization · integration
synergistic
Jointly more effective
- collaborativeInvolving shared effort
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- integrativeCombining into a whole
connective · associative · relational · interdependent · complementary · unifying · coalescent · interlocking · interfacing · meshing
morpheme
Smallest meaningful language unit
portmanteau · agglutinative · concatenation · derivational · inflectional · clipping · coinage · neologism · root · stem
blending
Combining into uniformity
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- foldingBending something over itself
- emulsifyingDispersing one liquid into another
homogenizing · melding · fusing · intermingling · coalescing · amalgamating · incorporating · concocting · infusing · compounding
combinativeseparative
Causing or marking division
divisive · partitive · dissociative · disintegrative · disjunctive
combinativeisolating
Setting apart from contact
discrete · independent · separating · segregating · analytic
- combination lockSecurity device requiring sequence
- safe combinationSequence unlocking a strongbox
- combination safeLocked box with numbered dial
- combination skinFace both oily and dry
- letter combinations
- combination shotStrike sinking multiple balls