About The Word Alterative
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Alterative
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What's The Definition Of Alterative?
[adj] 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Alterative: curative | healing(p) | healthful | remedial | sanative | therapeutic Related Terms | Find terms related to Alterative: See Also | Alterative In Webster's Dictionary \Al"ter*a*tive\, a. [L. alterativus: cf. F.
alt['e]ratif.]
Causing ateration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or
tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one
of health. --Burton.
\Al"ter*a*tive\, n. A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations. |
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