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1) helping to form (a complete thing) (component)

2) (especially) helping to improve (constructive)

3) helping to cause something (contributory)

4) helping to, able to, cure disease or ill health (curative)

5) helping act; service (benison)

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Meaning:
advisory

giving advice; having the power to advise

able, authorized to recommend

instrumental

causing, responsible (for something); of or for musical instrument

influential, assisting

module

a standard uniform part used in the structure of a building; a unit of electronic components; an independent unit of spacecraft

piece, portion of something

part

some but not all (of a thing or a number of things); something less than the whole; any one of a number of equal divisions; (to cause people or things) to separate or divide

piece, portion of something

plate

an almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten

dish or meal served

portion

a part, especially a share, (to be) given when something is distributed; a quantity (of any kind of food) as served in a restaurant

share, cut, ration

rasher

a slice (of bacon)

slice

ration

a fixed quantity or share, especially of food, allowed to one person or group; to limit (food, water etc)

allotment of limited supply

share

a part that a person owns, does, gets or gives; one of the equal part into which the capital of a business company is divided

portion, allotment

slice

a thin, wide, flat piece cut off something, especially bread or meat; a part, share; to cut bread, meat etc into slices

piece; share

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