maturatif
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French maturatif, from Medieval Latin mātūrātīvus; equivalent to maturen + -atyf.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maturatif (plural maturatives or maturatifs)
- (medicine) suppurative (medicine causing discharging of pus)
Descendants edit
- English: maturative
References edit
- “mā̆tūrātī̆f, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Adjective edit
maturatif
- (medicine) Causing discharging of pus.
- (medicine, rare) Currently discharging pus; suppurative.
Descendants edit
- English: maturative
References edit
- “mā̆tūrātī̆f, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.