connective

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

connective
    adj 1: connecting or tending to connect; "connective remarks
           between chapters"; "connective tissue in animals";
           "conjunctive tissue in plants"
    n 1: an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words
         or phrases or clauses or sentences [syn: {conjunction},
         {conjunctive}, {connective}, {continuative}]
    2: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the
       connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the
       amplifier and the speakers" [syn: {connection}, {connexion},
       {connector}, {connecter}, {connective}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Connective \Con*nect"ive\, a.
   Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Connection tissue} (Anat.) See {Conjunctive tissue}, under
      {Conjunctive}.
      [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Connective \Con*nect"ive\, n.
   That which connects. Specifically:
   (a) (Gram.) A word that connect words or sentences; a
       conjunction or preposition.
   (b) (Bot.) That part of an anther which connects its
       thec[ae], lobes, or cells.
       [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

connective

   An operator used in logic to combine two logical formulas.
   See {first order logic}.