alterative adjective & noun.
['ɔ:lt(ǝ)rǝtɪv, 'ɒl-] LME.[medieval Latin alterativus, from alterat-: see ALTERATION, -ATIVE.]A. adjective. Tending to produce alteration;
Medicine (
arch.) improving bodily function, digestion, etc.
LME.b. noun. An alterative medicine or treatment.
arch. LME. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲