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How to pronounce curative in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cure, remedy, therapeutic
Type of medicine, medicament, medication, medicinal drug
Has types application, balm, catholicon, counterpoison, cure-all, emetic, lenitive, lotion, magic bullet, acoustic, alleviant, alleviator, antidote, unguent, vomit, vomitive, nauseant, nostrum, ointment, palliative, panacea, preventative, preventive, prophylactic, salve, unction
Type Words
Synonyms alterative, healing, remedial, sanative, therapeutic
Derivation cure


curative powers of herbal remedies.

Examples of curative

curative
It is different from care to cure a disease, which is called curative treatment.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The maladies have proven difficult to treat even when curative efforts are made.
From the world.time.com
In those studies, vitamin C was curative for infectious diseases such as polio.
From the dailyherald.com
With few exceptions, cardiac surgery of congenital heart defects is not curative.
From the sciencedaily.com
Today's findings are not curative, but we think this is a breakthrough discovery.
From the sciencedaily.com
Antibiotics are the primary treatment for Lyme disease, which is mostly curative.
From the orlandosentinel.com
That has intensified skepticism about training as a curative for unemployment.
From the stltoday.com
Anyone with a terminal illness who has decided to stop seeking curative treatment.
From the latimes.com
Primal PotionsIn ancient times, colors were studied for their curative properties.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Remedy: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
  • 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"
  • Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness
  • (CURATIVES) Documents or evidence to clear defects that appear in an abstract of title.
  • Substance used to react with the prepolymer to gel it