Resolvent
Resolvent (-ent) , adjective
Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.
Resolvent , noun
[Latin resolvens, present participle of resolvere: compare French résolvant. See Resolve.]
1.
That which has the power of resolving, or causing solution; a solvent.
2.
(Medicine) That which has power to disperse inflammatory or other tumors; a discutient; anything which aids the absorption of effused products. — Coxe
3.
(Mathematics) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a given pproblem depends.