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Spanish word, translation:

Resolutivo:

1. Resolutive, having the power to dissolve: in this sense it used as a substantive. (Medical)
2. Analytical.

When adding the "s" at the end, is it plural or just non sense?

I would appreciate the help of spanish-speaking members (plus any comments on the meaning of the word).

Thanks in advance.

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I am a native spanish speaker and have worked in both medical and scientific (including analytical chemistry) fields and I have heard that word ONCE in my life, and it was in a different context.

This guy was reading CV's trying to find a young medical doctor for a rural position. The guy said something like "este joven no tiene suficiente poder resolutivo", which would translate as "this guy doesn't seem proficient enough to solve things" (contextually these "things" were medical emergencies).

poder resolutivo = problem-solving "power"

So bottomline, nowadays it's rarely used, and when people use it, do it mostly as an adjective.

Yes, the substantive form exists and is a medical term, but it belongs to a group of substantive/adjective words, usually to refer to medical properties of plants, that were en vogue 60-240 years ago, like "carminative" or "emmenagogue" or "stiptic", where "resolutive" is/was even less popular than the former examples.

With the "s" is still OK for the medical use. Sounds like you are gonna provide a list of "resolutivos", say a small glossary of plants or plant mixtures claimed to have such property, but I wouldn't foresee much traffic, even for a developed site.

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Thanks for your reply! Very helpful!