ALL meanings of alterative
al·ter·a·tive
A a - adjective alterative likely or able to produce alteration 3
- adjective alterative (of a drug) able to restore normal health 3
- noun alterative a drug that restores normal health 3
- adjective alterative causing or tending to cause alteration 3
- adjective alterative tending to alter. 1
- adjective alterative Medicine/Medical Obsolete. gradually restoring healthy bodily functions. 1
- noun alterative Medicine/Medical Obsolete. an alterative remedy. 1
- noun alterative (medicine, now historical) A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body, rather than by evacuating something etc. (from 14th c.). 1
- noun alterative (medicine, now historical) A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body, rather than by evacuating something etc. 0
- adjective alterative Causing alteration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health. 0