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for 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 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 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
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