combinative

UK: /ˈkɒmbɪˌneɪtɪv/ US: (kom′bə nā′tiv, kəm bī′nə-)

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com•bi•na•tive  (kom′bə nā′tiv, kəm bī′nə-), adj. 

1. tending or serving to combine.
2. of, pertaining to, or resulting from combination.

• combinat(ion) + -ive 1850–55

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combinative / ˈkɒmbɪˌneɪtɪv -nətɪv/, combinatorial / ˌkɒmbɪnəˈtɔːrɪəl/, combinatory / ˈkɒmbɪnətərɪ -trɪ/ adjective

1. resulting from being, tending to be, or able to be joined or mixed together
2. (of a sound change) occurring only in specific contexts or as a result of some other factor, such as change of stress within a word