curative
adjective
1. tending to cure or restore to health
- curative powers of herbal remedies
Similar word(s): healthful, alterative, healing, remedial, sanative, therapeutic
Sentences with curative as an adjective:
- The curative power of the antibiotics introduced in the '50s was amazing at the time.
noun
1. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Similar word(s): cure, remedy, therapeutic
Definition categories: man–made, medicament, medication, medicine