RESOLUTIVE
\ɹˈɛzəlˌuːtɪv], \ɹˈɛzəlˌuːtɪv], \ɹ_ˈɛ_z_ə_l_ˌuː_t_ɪ_v]\
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Having dissolving power (chiefly med.; r. cataplasm, &c.; n., r. application or drug); (Law) r. condition, whose fulfilment terminates contract &c.
By Sir Augustus Henry
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.