alterative

== English == === Etymology === From Latin alterativum, noun use of alterativus. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒl.tɹə.tɪv/, /ˈɒl.tə.ɹə.tɪv/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔl.tɚˌaɪ.tɪv/, /ˈɔl.tɚ.ə.tɪv/ === Noun === alterative (plural alteratives) (medicine, now historical) A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body, rather than by evacuating something etc. [from 14th c.] === Adjective === alterative (comparative more alterative, superlative most alterative) Causing alteration. (medicine) Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state into a healthy one. [from 15th c.] ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Adjective === alterative f feminine plural of alterativo === Anagrams === alteratevi