English

Noun

alterative ‎(plural alteratives)

1. (medicine, now historical) A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body, rather than by evacuating something etc. [from 14th c.]
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.5.1.v:

     Amongst this number of cordials and alteratives I do not find a more present remedy than a cup of wine or strong drink, if it be soberly and opportunely used.

Adjective

alterative ‎(comparative more alterative, superlative most alterative)

1. Causing alteration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health. [from 15th c.]

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Italian

Adjective

alterative f

1. feminine plural of alterativo