Suppurative \Sup"pu*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. suppuratif.] Tending to suppurate; promoting suppuration.
Suppurative fever (Med.), py[ae]mia.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Suppurative \Sup"pu*ra*tive\, n. (Med.) A suppurative medicine.