| a. | 1. | Causing ateration. |
| n. | 1. | A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations. |
| Adj. | 1. | alterative - 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" |