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Curvative vs Curative - What's the difference?

curvative | curative |

As adjectives the difference between curvative and curative

is that curvative is (botany) having the margins only a little curved; said of leaves while curative is possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.

As a noun curvative

is (geometry).

curvative

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (botany) Having the margins only a little curved; said of leaves.
    • (Henslow)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry)
    • (Webster 1913)

    curative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Possessing the ability to cure, to heal or treat illness.
    • The curative power of the antibiotics introduced in the '50s was amazing at the time.

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