resolvent

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

resolvent
    n 1: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances;
         "the solvent does not change its state in forming a
         solution" [syn: {solvent}, {dissolvent}, {dissolver},
         {dissolving agent}, {resolvent}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Resolvent \Re*solv"ent\ (-ent), a.
   Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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   2. (Med.) That which has power to disperse inflammatory or
      other tumors; a discutient; anything which aids the
      absorption of effused products. --Coxe.
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   3. (Math.) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a
      given pproblem depends.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

32 Moby Thesaurus words for "resolvent":
      ablative, anticoagulant, biodegradable, corrosive, cutting,
      decomposable, decomposing, degradable, dilapidated, diluent,
      dilutant, disintegrable, disintegrated, disintegrating,
      disintegrative, disjunctive, disruptive, dissolvent,
      dissolving agent, erosive, flux, liquefacient, liquefier,
      moldering, ravaged, resolutive, ruinous, separative, solvent,
      thinner, thinning, worn