Corrective /(k?rr-r?k"t?v)/

Cor·rect·ive

Corrective

a.
  1. Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as, corrective penalties.
    Mulberries are pectoral, corrective of billious alkali.
  2. Qualifying; limiting.

Corrective

n.
  1. That which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalies are correctives of acids; penalties are correctives of immoral conduct.
  2. Limitation; restriction. [Obs.]