solvent

English

Etymology

From French solvent, from Latin solventem, accusative singular of solvens, present participle of solvō. Equivalent to solve +‎ -ent.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [ˈsɒlvənt]

  • Audio (Southern England)

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Noun

solvent (plural solvents)

1. A fluid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.
   • 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:

     Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.

2. That which resolves.
   • 1921, Anglo American Trade (volume 2? volume 17? page 270)

     It explains. And explanation is the true solvent of mystery.

Derived terms

• cash solvent
• solvent abuse
• solvent abuser
• solvent extraction
• Stoddard solvent
• universal solvent

 

Translations

liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute

• Basque: disolbatzaile
• Belarusian: рашчы́ньнік m (raščýnʹnik), раствара́льнік m (rastvarálʹnik)
• Bulgarian: разтвори́тел m (raztvorítel)
• Catalan: dissolvent, solvent
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 溶劑／溶剂 (jung⁴ zai¹)

  Mandarin: 溶劑／溶剂 (zh) (róngjì)

• Danish: opløsningsmiddel
• Dutch: oplosmiddel (nl)
• Finnish: liuotin (fi)
• French: solvant (fr) m
• German: Lösemittel n, Lösungsmittel (de) n, Solvens (de) n
• Greek: διαλύτης (el) m (dialýtis)
• Hawaiian: ʻūheheʻe
• Hungarian: oldószer (hu)
• Italian: solvente (it) m
• Japanese: 溶媒 (ja) (ようばい, yōbai), 溶剤 (ja) (ようざい, yōzai)
• Korean: 용매 (yongmae)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: tîwêner, madeya tîwêner f

• Malayalam: ലായകം (lāyakaṁ)
• Maori: tāmeha, waimemeha
• Norwegian: løysemiddel n, solvent m

  Bokmål: løsemiddel f, løsningsmiddel n

  Nynorsk: løysingsmiddel f or n

• Polish: rozpuszczalnik (pl) m
• Portuguese: solvente (pt) m
• Romanian: solvent (ro) m, dizolvant (ro) m
• Russian: раствори́тель (ru) m (rastvorítelʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: otapalo (sh) n, rastvarač (sh) n
• Spanish: disolvente (es) m
• Swedish: lösningsmedel (sv) n
• Tagalog: panlusaw
• Thai: สารละลาย (th) (sǎan-lá-laai)
• Turkish: çözücü (tr)
• Ukrainian: розчи́нник m (rozčýnnyk)
• Vietnamese: dung môi (vi)
• Welsh: hydoddydd m

Adjective

solvent (not comparable)

1. (finance) Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.
2. Having the power of dissolving; causing solution.
   • 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 June 2017:

     Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident.

Antonyms

• insolvent

Translations

able to pay all debts

• Basque: kaudimendun
• Belarusian: плацежаздо́льны (placježazdólʹny)
• Bulgarian: платежоспосо́бен (bg) (platežosposóben)
• Czech: solventní
• Esperanto: solventa
• Finnish: maksukykyinen, vakavarainen (fi)
• French: solvable (fr)
• German: solvent (de), zahlungsfähig (de), liquid (de), flüssig (de)
• Greek: διαλυτικός (el) m (dialytikós)
• Hungarian: fizetőképes (hu), tőkeerős (hu)
• Italian: solvibile (it)
• Polish: wypłacalny
• Portuguese: solvente (pt) m or f
• Romanian: solvabil (ro)
• Russian: платёжеспосо́бный (ru) (platjožesposóbnyj)
• Spanish: solvente (es)
• Swedish: solvent (sv)
• Ukrainian: платоспромо́жний (platospromóžnyj)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔlv/

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

solvent

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of soudre

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin solvens. In German possibly a backformation from insolvent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɔlˈvɛnt/

• Audio (Austria)

  (file)

Adjective

solvent (strong nominative masculine singular solventer, comparative solventer, superlative am solventesten)

1. (finance) solvent

   Synonyms: zahlungsfähig, zahlungskräftig, liquide, flüssig

   Antonyms: insolvent, zahlungsunfähig, illiquide

Declension

Positive forms of solvent

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist solvent	sie ist solvent	es ist solvent	sie sind solvent
strong declension (without article)	nominative	solventer	solvente	solventes	solvente
	genitive	solventen	solventer	solventen	solventer
	dative	solventem	solventer	solventem	solventen
	accusative	solventen	solvente	solventes	solvente
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der solvente	die solvente	das solvente	die solventen
	genitive	des solventen	der solventen	des solventen	der solventen
	dative	dem solventen	der solventen	dem solventen	den solventen
	accusative	den solventen	die solvente	das solvente	die solventen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein solventer	eine solvente	ein solventes	(keine) solventen
	genitive	eines solventen	einer solventen	eines solventen	(keiner) solventen
	dative	einem solventen	einer solventen	einem solventen	(keinen) solventen
	accusative	einen solventen	eine solvente	ein solventes	(keine) solventen

Comparative forms of solvent

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist solventer	sie ist solventer	es ist solventer	sie sind solventer
strong declension (without article)	nominative	solventerer	solventere	solventeres	solventere
	genitive	solventeren	solventerer	solventeren	solventerer
	dative	solventerem	solventerer	solventerem	solventeren
	accusative	solventeren	solventere	solventeres	solventere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der solventere	die solventere	das solventere	die solventeren
	genitive	des solventeren	der solventeren	des solventeren	der solventeren
	dative	dem solventeren	der solventeren	dem solventeren	den solventeren
	accusative	den solventeren	die solventere	das solventere	die solventeren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein solventerer	eine solventere	ein solventeres	(keine) solventeren
	genitive	eines solventeren	einer solventeren	eines solventeren	(keiner) solventeren
	dative	einem solventeren	einer solventeren	einem solventeren	(keinen) solventeren
	accusative	einen solventeren	eine solventere	ein solventeres	(keine) solventeren

Superlative forms of solvent

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am solventesten	sie ist am solventesten	es ist am solventesten	sie sind am solventesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	solventester	solventeste	solventestes	solventeste
	genitive	solventesten	solventester	solventesten	solventester
	dative	solventestem	solventester	solventestem	solventesten
	accusative	solventesten	solventeste	solventestes	solventeste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der solventeste	die solventeste	das solventeste	die solventesten
	genitive	des solventesten	der solventesten	des solventesten	der solventesten
	dative	dem solventesten	der solventesten	dem solventesten	den solventesten
	accusative	den solventesten	die solventeste	das solventeste	die solventesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein solventester	eine solventeste	ein solventestes	(keine) solventesten
	genitive	eines solventesten	einer solventesten	eines solventesten	(keiner) solventesten
	dative	einem solventesten	einer solventesten	einem solventesten	(keinen) solventesten
	accusative	einen solventesten	eine solventeste	ein solventestes	(keine) solventesten

Related terms

• Solvenz

Further reading

• “solvent” in Duden online
• “solvent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Verb

solvent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of solvō

Maltese

Alternative forms

• solventi

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian solvente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔlˈvɛnt/

Adjective

solvent (feminine singular solventa, plural solventi)

1. solvent

   Antonym: insolventi

Related terms

• insolventi
• insolvenza
• insolvibbli
• insolvibilità
• soluzzjoni
• solva
• solventi
• solvibbli
• solvibilità

 

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French solvant.

Adjective

solvent m or n (feminine singular solventă, masculine plural solvenți, feminine and neuter plural solvente)

1. solvent

Declension

Declension of solvent

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	solvent		solventă	solvenți	solvente
	definite	solventul		solventa	solvenții	solventele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	solvent		solvente	solvenți	solvente
	definite	solventului		solventei	solvenților	solventelor

Swedish

Adjective

solvent (not comparable)

1. (finance) solvent

Declension

Inflection of solvent
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	solvent	—	—
Neuter singular	solvent	—	—
Plural	solventa	—	—
Masculine plural3	solvente	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	solvente	—	—
All	solventa	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

See also

• solvens

References

• solvent in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• solvent in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• solvent in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)