English Explanatory Dictionary

alterative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body, rather than by evacuating something etc.
adj
  1. Causing alteration.
  2. Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state into a healthy one.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒl.tɹə.tɪv/ /ˈɒl.tə.ɹə.tɪv/ /ˈɔl.tɚˌaɪ.tɪv/ /ˈɔl.tɚ.ə.tɪv/

Word forms

alterative alteratives more alterative most alterative

Etymology

From Latin alterativum, noun use of alterativus.

Translations

French: altérateur Italian: alterativo Portuguese: alterativo Portuguese: alterante Portuguese: alterador
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