"alterative" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɒl.tɹə.tɪv/ [UK], /ˈɒl.tə.ɹə.tɪv/ [UK], /ˈɔl.tɚˌaɪ.tɪv/ [US], /ˈɔl.tɚ.ə.tɪv/ [US] Forms: more alterative [comparative], most alterative [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin alterativum, noun use of alterativus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|alterativum}} Latin alterativum, {{m|la|alterativus}} alterativus Head templates: {{en-adj}} alterative (comparative more alterative, superlative most alterative)
  1. Causing alteration.
    Sense id: en-alterative-en-adj-0BEVXuzv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 41 20 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 36 38 26
  2. Causing alteration.
    (medicine) Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state into a healthy one.
    Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-alterative-en-adj-FB7a1cUk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 41 20 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 36 38 26 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (causing alteration): altérateur (French), alterativo (Italian), alterativo (Portuguese), alterante (Portuguese), alterador (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'causing alteration': 50 50

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɒl.tɹə.tɪv/ [UK], /ˈɒl.tə.ɹə.tɪv/ [UK], /ˈɔl.tɚˌaɪ.tɪv/ [US], /ˈɔl.tɚ.ə.tɪv/ [US] Forms: alteratives [plural]
Etymology: From Latin alterativum, noun use of alterativus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|alterativum}} Latin alterativum, {{m|la|alterativus}} alterativus Head templates: {{en-noun}} alterative (plural alteratives)
  1. (medicine, now historical) A medicine or treatment which works by changing processes within the body, rather than by evacuating something etc. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-alterative-en-noun-cU0B9KvT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 41 20 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 36 38 26 Topics: medicine, sciences

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form|g=f}} alterative f
  1. feminine plural of alterativo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: alterativo
    Sense id: en-alterative-it-adj-89dIO5XX Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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