| a. | 1. | Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to cure. |
| Noun | 1. | curative - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain |
| Adj. | 1. | curative - 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" |