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RESOLVENT
solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent
(noun) a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; “the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
resolvent (comparative more resolvent, superlative most resolvent)
Able to resolve (separate) the constituents of a mixture
Noun
resolvent (plural resolvents)
Any substance or material able to resolve the constituents of a mixture; a solvent.
(medicine) That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumours; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products.
(mathematics) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given problem depends.
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Source: Wiktionary
Re*solv"ent (-ent), a.
Definition: Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.
Re*solv"ent, n. Etym: [L. resolvens, p. pr. of resolvere: cf. F. résolvant. See Resolve.]
1. That which has the power of resolving, or causing solution; a solvent.
2. (Med.)
Definition: That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumors; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products. Coxe.
3. (Math.)
Definition: An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given pproblem depends.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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