curative

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkjʊɹ.ə.tɪv/

Adjective

curative

1. Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.

   The curative power of the antibiotics introduced in the 1950s was amazing at the time.

Translations

• German: heilend, heilkräftig
• Italian: curativo
• Spanish: curativo

Noun

curative (plural curatives)

1. A substance that acts as a cure.

Adjective

curative (not comparable)

1. (grammar) of a verb, conveying the meaning "the agent makes a patient do something"

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