conjunctive

The definition of conjunctive is something that joins, or is two things combining or co-occurring.

(adjective)

Tissue that joins muscle to bone is an example ofconjunctive tissue.
Two scientific theories that go together and combine in a way that both make sense are an example ofconjunctive theories.

See conjunctive in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

serving to join together; connective
united; combined; joint
Gram.: said of unstressed forms of personal, reflexive, or reciprocal pronouns in some Romance languages (Ex.: me in French il me faut)
1. used as a conjunction: the conjunctive adverb “consequently”
2. connecting both the meaning and the construction of sentence elements: “and” and “moreover” are conjunctive
3. always used in conjunction with the verb

Origin: ME conjunctif < L conjunctivus, connective (in LL, subjunc. mood) < conjunctus: see conjoint

noun

Gram. a conjunctive word; esp., a conjunction

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See conjunctive in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Joining; connective.
Joined together; combined: the conjunctive focus of political opposition.
Grammar
a. Of, relating to, or being a conjunction.
b. Serving to connect elements of meaning and construction within sentences, as and and since, or between sentences, as therefore.