cure vs curative

cure and curative both are nouns.

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

As nouns, cure and curative are synonyms defined as:

cure and curative: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

Other synonyms of cure include remedy, therapeutic.

cure (noun)	curative (noun)
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain	a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

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

cure (verb)	curative (verb)
provide a cure for, make healthy again
prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
be or become preserved
make (substances) hard and improve their usability