(of a physical property of a substance) depending on the concentrations of atoms, ions, and molecules that are present rather than on their nature
colligative in American English
(ˈkɑlɪˌɡeitɪv)
adjective
Physical Chemistry(of the properties of a substance)
depending on the number of molecules or atoms rather than on their nature
Word origin
[1900–05; colligate + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Young Turk, burnout, clone, hormone, throwaway-ive is a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition,function, connection, etc. Other words that use the affix -ive include: active, corrective, destructive, passive, sportive