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resolvent definition

re·sol·vent (ri zäl′vənt, -zôl′-)

adjective

that resolves; causing solution or resolution

noun

  1. something that resolves; specif., a medicine that reduces swelling
  2. something that resolves problems, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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