causative

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A month later, Kennedy backtracked on these remarks, saying “The causative association between Tylenol given in pregnancy … is not sufficient to say it definitely caused autism, but it is very suggestive.”

From Salon

She said that the poor care was not causative of Mr Poole's death.

From BBC

“Whether they are causative or a result—in my view, we don’t know,” Futerman says.

From Science Magazine

But the Jaguars insist it was more coincidental than causative.

From Seattle Times

Once they cleared several final hurdles, including a crucial mix-up over whether one of the Israeli subjects had the disease, the scientists nabbed the causative gene.

From Science Magazine