constituent

(s) constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) constitutive, constitutional, organic,

(n) an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
- spare components for cars
- a component or constituent element of a system
element, component,
(n) a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes
- needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected
(n) something determined in relation to something that includes it
- he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself
- I read a portion of the manuscript
- the smaller component is hard to reach
- the animal constituent of plankton
component part, part, portion, component,
(n) (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction grammatical constituent,
(n) an abstract part of something
- jealousy was a component of his character
- two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
- the grammatical elements of a sentence
- a key factor in her success
- humor: an effective ingredient of a speech
component, element, factor, ingredient,

element component constitutive constitutional organic component part part portion grammatical constituent factor ingredient