noun
- substances that have the power to dissolve or break down other materials
- medicines or treatments that reduce inflammation or dissolve abnormal growths
Usage: chemistry; medicine
Usage: medical
Examples
- The chemist tested various resolvents to break down the compound.
- Medical resolvents helped reduce the patient’s swollen lymph nodes.
- These resolvents are effective at dissolving mineral deposits.
- The doctor prescribed resolvents to treat the inflammation.
- Industrial resolvents must be handled with proper safety equipment.
- Natural resolvents like certain enzymes can break down proteins.