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ERADICATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
eradicative (not comparable)
Tending or serving to eradicate; curing or destroying thoroughly, as a disease or any evil.
Noun
eradicative (plural eradicatives)
(rare) That which eradicates.
Synonyms
• annihilative
Source: Wiktionary
E*rad"i*ca*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. Ă©radicatif.]
Definition: Tending or serving to eradicate; curing or destroying thoroughly, as a disease or any evil.
E*rad"i*ca*tive, n. (Med.)
Definition: A medicine that effects a radical cure. Whitlock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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