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Definition of 'alterative' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) curative, healing(p), alterative, remedial, sanative, therapeutic
tending to cure or restore to health
"curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"


Definition of 'alterative' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) alterative
causing ateration

2. (adj) alterative
gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health

3. (noun) alterative
a medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations



'alterative' - Nearby Entries  

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