01 a. Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.
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Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.
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Webster, 1913
Resolvent
02 n. That which has the power of resolving, or causing solution; a solvent.
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That which has the power of resolving, or causing solution; a solvent.
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That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumors; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products.(Med.)
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An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given pproblem depends.(Math.)