resolvent
Americanadjective
noun
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something resolvent.
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Medicine/Medical. a remedy that causes resolution of a swelling or inflammation.
adjective
noun
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something that resolves; solvent
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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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Adj. decomposed &c. v.; catalytic, analytical; resolvent, separative, solvent.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
Chelaship was defined, the other day, by a Mahatma as a "psychic resolvent, which eats away all dross and leaves only the pure gold behind."
From Five Years of Theosophy by Various
The leaves when applied externally are highly resolvent for tumours, bruises, and gouty swellings.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
On expression they yield a fine purple juice, which proves a useful laxative, and a resolvent in recent colds.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
He found the soapy mucus within the vesicles of the Bladderwrack an excellent resolvent, and most useful in dispersing scrofulous swellings.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
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