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re⋅sol⋅vent

  [ri-zol-vuhnt]
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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 resolvēns), prp. of resolvere to resolve; see -ent
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re·sol·vent   (rĭ-zŏl'vənt)   
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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Main Entry: 1re·sol·vent
Pronunciation: ri-'zäl-v&nt, -'zol-
Function: adjective
: having power to resolve resolvent drug>

Main Entry: 2resolvent
Function: noun
: an agent capable of dispersing or absorbing inflammatory products
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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resolvent re·sol·vent (rĭ-zŏl'vənt)
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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