| a. | 1. | Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent. |
| n. | 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. | |
| 3. | (Math.) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given pproblem depends. |
| Noun | 1. | resolvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" |
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