resolvent

American  

[ri-zol-vuhnt] / rɪˈzɒl vənt /

adjective

1. resolving; causing solution; solvent.

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noun

1. something resolvent.

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

resolvent British  

/ rɪˈzɒlvənt /

adjective

1. serving to dissolve or separate something into its elements; resolving

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noun

1. something that resolves; solvent

2. a drug or agent able to reduce swelling or inflammation

Etymology

Origin of resolvent

1670–80; < Latin resolvent- (stem of resolvēns ), present participle of resolvere to resolve; see -ent

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Example Sentences

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resolvent

It has also some reputation as an alterative and resolvent, and as an anodyne.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

Observing him in these moods, I often dwelt meditatively upon the old philosophy of the Bi-Part Soul, and amused myself with the fancy of a double Dupin—the creative and the resolvent.

From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Nathaniel Parker Willis

Ichthyol when rubbed undiluted on the normal skin does not set up dermatitis, yet it is a resolvent, and in a high degree a soother of pain and itching.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various

It is useful also locally in rheumatic affections as a resolvent and anodyne, in acne, and as a parasiticide.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various

The group corresponding to any resolvent which has a rational root contains the group of the equation; and the least of the groups so found is the group of the equation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

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