Russian linguistics: Association

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In English we have "associative" adjectives which do not directly change the traits of their head noun but associate something else with it:

dental decay = decay of teeth
dental building = *building of teeth

or rather:

autumnal weather = weather associated with autumn / *weather composed of autumn
autumnal colours = colours associated with autumn / *colours composed of autumn

Anyone who knows French can easily understand with adjectives before/after:

un homme grande = a tall/big man
un grand homme = a great man (lit. 'a man associated with tallness/bigness' / 'a man figuratively big')

Does Russian have any such associative adjectives? Do they behave differently than the others?

Это снег - зимный.
Обстановка в комнате - зимна. (associative???)