FORMATIVES
Noun
formatives
plural of formative
Source: Wiktionary
FORMATIVE
Form"a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. formatif.]
1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the
formative arts.
The meanest plant can not be raised without seed, by any formative
residing in the soil. Bentley.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination
merely formative.
3. (Biol.)
Definition: Capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or
formative matter.
Form"a*tive, n. (Gram.)
(a) That which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the
radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word.
(b) A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage, as from a
root.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition