E-răd′ĭ-ca-tive1, a.
a. [It. & Sp. eradicativo, Fr. éradicatif.] Tending or serving to eradicate; curing or destroying thoroughly.
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a. [It. & Sp. eradicativo, Fr. éradicatif.] Tending or serving to eradicate; curing or destroying thoroughly.
n. (Med.) A medicine that effects a radical cure. Whitlock.