A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Resolvent \Re*solv"ent\ (-ent), a. Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In Galois theory , a discipline within the field of abstract algebra , a resolvent for a permutation group G is a polynomial whose coefficients depend polynomially on the coefficients of a given polynomial p and has, roughly speaking, a rational root if ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Able to resolve (separate) the constituents of a mixture n. 1 Any substance or material able to resolve the constituents of a mixture; a solvent. 2 (context medicine English) That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumours; a discutient; ...

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n. 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 ]