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re·sol·vent
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Audio Help [ri-zol-vuh
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| 1. | resolving; causing solution; solvent. |
| 2. | something resolvent. |
| 3. | Medicine/Medical. a remedy that causes resolution of a swelling or inflammation. |
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adj. Causing or able to cause separation into constituents; solvent. n. A resolvent substance, especially a medicine that reduces inflammation or swelling. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| resolvent | |
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| 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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Resolvent
Re*solv"ent\ (-ent), a. Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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