recuperative

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recuperative - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Recuperative \Re*cu"per*a*tive\ (-?*t?v), Recuperatory
  \Re*cu"per*a*to*ry\ (-?*t?*r?), a. [L. recuperativus,
     recuperatorius.]
     Of or pertaining to recuperation; tending to recovery.
     [1913 Webster]

recuperative - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  recuperative
      adj 1: promoting recuperation; "recuperative powers"; "strongly
             recuperative remedies"; "restorative effects of exercise"
             [syn: recuperative, restorative]