resolvent
re·sol·vent
noun
1.
a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
- “the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution”
Origin
From Latin resolvēns, present participle of resolvere: compare French résolvant. See resolve.
Related words
Broader terms
WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.