| ACCULTURATIVE | • acculturative adj. That which produces acculturation. • ACCULTURATIVE adj. relating to acculturation, also ACCULTURATIONAL. |
| CONFIGURATIVE | • configurative adj. Of or pertaining to configuration. • CONFIGURATIVE adj. relating to configuration. |
| CURATIVE | • curative adj. Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness. • curative adj. (Figurative, by extension) Remediative. • curative n. A substance that acts as a cure. |
| DEPURATIVE | • depurative adj. (Medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory. • depurative n. Any depurative remedy or agent. • depurative n. Any disease that is depurative. |
| DURATIVE | • durative adj. Of or pertaining to duration. • durative adj. Long-lasting. • durative adj. (Linguistics) Of or pertaining to the aspect of a verb that expresses continuing action; continuative… |
| ENCULTURATIVE | • ENCULTURATIVE adj. relating to enculturation. |
| FIGURATIVE | • figurative adj. Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures;… • figurative adj. Metaphorically so called. • figurative adj. With many figures of speech. |
| INDURATIVE | • indurative adj. Relating to, causing, or marked by induration or hardening. • INDURATIVE adj. relating to induration. |
| MATURATIVE | • maturative n. (Medicine, obsolete) A remedy promoting maturation; a maturant. • maturative adj. (Obsolete) Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence, conducing to suppuration. • MATURATIVE adj. conducing to ripeness or maturity. |
| MENSURATIVE | • mensurative adj. Relating to mensuration or measurement. • MENSURATIVE adj. relating to mensuration, also MENSURATIONAL. |
| NONFIGURATIVE | • nonfigurative adj. Not figurative. • NONFIGURATIVE adj. not figurative. |
| PREFIGURATIVE | • prefigurative adj. Showing by prefiguration. • PREFIGURATIVE adj. relating to prefiguration. |
| SUBCURATIVE | • subcurative adj. (Medicine) Insufficient to effect a cure. • SUBCURATIVE adj. less than wholly curative. |
| SUPPURATIVE | • suppurative adj. (Medicine, of a disease or medical condition) causing suppuration: producing, or causing the production of, pus. • suppurative n. A medicine that causes suppuration. • SUPPURATIVE adj. causing suppuration. |