resolvent

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resolvent

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

adjective more resolvent · most resolvent

Able to resolve (separate) the constituents of a mixture

noun resolvents

Any substance or material able to resolve the constituents of a mixture; a solvent.
That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumours; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products. astringent resolvents
An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given problem depends.

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@misc{resolvent_2026,
  title = {resolvent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/resolvent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}