suppurative

Plural: suppuratives

Adjective

relating to or characterized by suppuration

Adj

Of a disease or medical condition, causing suppuration: producing, or causing the production of, pus.

Noun

A medicine that causes suppuration.

Origin / Etymology

From the Modern Latin suppūrātīvus, from suppūrō.

Antonyms

nonsuppurative

Scrabble Score: 18

suppurative: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
suppurative: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
suppurative: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

suppurative is a valid Words With Friends word