solvent - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'solvent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Solvent

[ a.]

- Having the power of dissolving; dissolving; as, a solvent fluid.
- Able or sufficient to pay all just debts; as, a solvent merchant; the estate is solvent.

2 . Solvent

[ n.]

- A substance (usually liquid) suitable for, or employed in, solution, or in dissolving something; as, water is the appropriate solvent of most salts, alcohol of resins, ether of fats, and mercury or acids of metals, etc.
- That which resolves; as, a solvent of mystery.

Meaning of 'solvent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . solvent

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

Example in sentence:

he computed the result to four decimal places;
the answers were in the back of the book;
they were trying to find a peaceful solution

Meaning (2):
- a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

Example in sentence:

the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution

Nearby Words:

sol sol-fa sol-faed sol-faing sola solace solaced solacement solacing solacious

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Insolvent
Insolvent is the condition when one is unable to pay one’s debt obligations when due.
Solvent
Solvent is a liquid, usually volatile, that is used to reduce paint or primer viscosity. Solvents evaporate during application and drying of paint and

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