resolvent

comparative more resolvent · superlative most resolvent

1. Able to resolve (separate) the constituents of a mixture

plural resolvents

1. Any substance or material able to resolve the constituents of a mixture; a solvent.
2. medicineThat which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumours; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products.

   astringent resolvents

   1828, John Read, An appeal to the medical profession

3. mathematicsAn equation upon whose solution the solution of a given problem depends.