resolvent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: resolvent	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for resolvent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
resolvent n a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" Synonym(s): solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Resolvent \Re*solv"ent\ (-ent), a. Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Resolvent \Re*solv"ent\, n. [L. resolvens, p. pr. of resolvere: cf. F. r[82]solvant. See {Resolve}.] 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. --Coxe. 3. (Math.) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given pproblem depends.