alterative

[awl-tuh-rey-tiv, -ter-uh-tiv]

al·ter·a·tive

[awl-tuh-rey-tiv, -ter-uh-tiv]
adjective
1.
tending to alter.
2.
Medicine/Medical Obsolete. gradually restoring healthy bodily functions.
noun
3.
Medicine/Medical Obsolete. an alterative remedy.

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Alterative is always a great word to know.
So is auri. Does it mean:
a combining form meaning "ear":
the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin alterātīvus. See alter, -ative
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alterative (ˈɔːltərətɪv)
 
adj
1.  likely or able to produce alteration
2.  obsolete (of a drug) able to restore normal health
 
n
3.  obsolete a drug that restores normal health

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