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resolvent |
3 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: resolvent n : a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances [syn: {solvent}, {dissolvent}, {dissolver}, {dissolving agent}, {thinner}, {dilutant}]
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