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sol·vent  (slvnt, sôl-)

adj.

1. Capable of meeting financial obligations.

2. Chemistry Capable of dissolving another substance.

n.

1. Chemistry

a. A substance in which another substance is dissolved, forming a solution.

b. A substance, usually a liquid, capable of dissolving another substance.

2. Something that solves or explains.

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[French, from Latin solvns, solvent-, present participle of solvere, to loosen; see solve.]

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solven·cy n.

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solvent

Adjective

1. having enough money to pay off one's debts

2. (of a liquid) capable of dissolving other substances

Noun

a liquid capable of dissolving other substances [Latin solvens releasing]

solvency n

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solvent  (slvnt)

A substance that can dissolve another substance, or in which another substance is dissolved, forming a solution. Water is the most common solvent.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent acetone, dimethyl ketone, propanone - the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics chlorobenzene - a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and DDT and other organic compounds carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid, phenol - a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally carbon tet, carbon tetrachloride, perchloromethane, tetrachloromethane - a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined medium - an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent" hexane - a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent menstruum - (archaic) a solvent naphtha - any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents remover - a solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface); "paint remover"; "rust remover"; "hair remover" alcahest, alkahest, universal solvent - hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists methylbenzene, toluene - a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels xylene, xylol - a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent
	2.	solvent - a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" answer, result, solution, resolution statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" denouement - the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
Adj.	1.	solvent - capable of meeting financial obligations insolvent - unable to meet or discharge financial obligations; "an insolvent person"; "an insolvent estate"

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solvent

adjective financially sound, secure, in the black, solid, profit-making, in credit, debt-free, unindebted

Translations

solvent [ˈsɔlvənt] adj (COMM) → solvente

n (CHEM) → solvente m

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solvent [ˈsɔlvənt] adj (Comm) → solvable

n (Chem) → (dis)solvant m

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solvent [ˈsɔlvənt] adj (Comm) → zahlungsfähig

n (Chem) → Lösungsmittel nt

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solvent [ˈsɔlvənt] adj (COMM) → solvibile

n (CHEM) → solvente m