resolvent

See also: résolvent

English

Etymology

From Latin resolvens, present participle of resolvere: compare French résolvant. See resolve.

Adjective

resolvent (comparative more resolvent, superlative most resolvent)

1. Able to resolve (separate) the constituents of a mixture

Noun

resolvent (plural resolvents)

1. Any substance or material able to resolve the constituents of a mixture; a solvent.
2. (medicine) That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumours; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products.
   • 1828, John Read, An appeal to the medical profession:

     astringent resolvents

3. (mathematics) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given problem depends.

Derived terms

• pseudoresolvent

Anagrams

• Levertons

Latin

Verb

resolvent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of resolvō