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re·sol·vent

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–adjective

1.	resolving; causing solution; solvent.

–noun

2.	something resolvent.

3.	Medicine/Medical. a remedy that causes resolution of a swelling or inflammation.

[Origin: 1670–80; < L resolvent- (s. of resolvéns), prp. of resolvere to resolve; see -ent

]

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re·sol·vent Audio Help   (rĭ-zŏl'vənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Causing or able to cause separation into constituents; solvent.

n.   A resolvent substance, especially a medicine that reduces inflammation or swelling.

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resolvent
noun
a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" [syn: solvent]

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Re*solv"ent\ (-ent), a. Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.

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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.

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