curative vs application

application vs curative

curative and application both are nouns.

curative is an adjective but application is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
curative	Yes	Yes	No	No
application	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, application is a hyponym of curative; that is, application is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than curative:

curative: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
application: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin

Other hyponyms of curative include acoustic, antidote, counterpoison, emetic, nauseant, vomit, vomitive, lenitive, lotion, magic bullet, balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguent, alleviant, alleviator, palliative, catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea, preventative, preventive, prophylactic.

curative (noun)	application (noun)
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain	the action of putting something into operation
	a diligent effort
	the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
	the work of applying something
	liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
	a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
	a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task

curative (adjective)	application (adjective)
tending to cure or restore to health

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