PARTITIVE

Definition

1. noun word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole.
2. adjective (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole.
3. adjective indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts.
4. adjective serving to separate or divide into parts. — synonyms: separative