resolvent
nounEtymology From Latin resolvēns, present participle of resolvere: compare French résolvant. See resolve.
1
Any substance or material able to resolve the constituents of a mixture; a solvent.
2
Medicine, Sciences That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumours; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products.
- astringent resolvents1828, John Read, An appeal to the medical profession:
3
Mathematics, Sciences An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given problem depends.
- Derived terms
- pseudoresolvent