ALTERATIVE

AL'TERATIVE, adjective Causing alteration; having the power to alter.AL'TERATIVE, noun A medicine which, without sensible operation, gradually induces a change in the habit or constitution and restores healthy functions. This word is more generally used than alterant.

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alterative. Alterative, a. altering, varying

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Al″ter‐a‐tive (�), a. [[L. alterativus: cf. F. altératif.]] Causing ateration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health. Burton.