Alterant

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Producing alteration; effecting change.
  • noun. An alterative. Specifically, in dyeing, any substance employed to modify or change a color.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Altering; gradually changing.
  • noun. An alterative.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Something that causes alteration, that alters.
  • Word Usage
    "Dr.J. Shortt states that it is an excellent alterant in syphilis in dose of 30 centigrams, morning and evening."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning