solvent
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French solvent, from Latin solventem (nominative: solvens, present participle of solvere).
Noun[edit]
Wikipedia solvent (plural solvents)
- A liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.
- That which resolves.
- a solvent of mystery
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Translations[edit]
liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
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Adjective[edit]
solvent (not comparable)
- Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.
- having the power of dissolving; causing solution.
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
able to pay all debts
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German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
solvent
- (finance) solvent
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Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
solvent
- third-person plural future active indicative of solvō