Hypertext Webster Gateway: "resolvent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Resolvent \Re*solv"ent\ (-ent), a.
Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Resolvent \Re*solv"ent\, n. [L. resolvens, p. pr. of resolvere:
cf. F. r['e]solvant. See {Resolve}.]
1. That which has the power of resolving, or causing
solution; a solvent.
2. (Med.) That which has power to disperse inflammatory or
other tumors; a discutient; anything which aids the
absorption of effused products. --Coxe.
3. (Math.) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a
given pproblem depends.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
resolvent
n : a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances;
"the solvent does not change its state in forming a
solution" [syn: {solvent}, {dissolvent}, {dissolver}, {dissolving
agent}]
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