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; -ent

Example Sentences

Adj. decomposed &c. v.; catalytic, analytical; resolvent, separative, solvent.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

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 Willis, Nathaniel Parker

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

Indeed, the prescription of warm fomentations, soothing applications, and astringent and resolvent mixtures, in a majority of cases, is the first that occurs all through the list.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

The juice is employed for the coughs of childhood and externally as a resolvent for enlarged cervical glands.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers