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dis solvent
dis·sol·vent
/
dɪˈzɒl
vənt
/
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[
dih-
zol
-v
uh
nt
]
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adjective
1.
capable of
dissolving
another substance.
noun
2.
a solvent.
Origin:
1640–50;
<
Latin
dissolvent-
(stem of
dissolvēns,
present participle of
dissolvere
). See
dis-
1
,
solvent
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dissolvent
(dɪˈzɒlvənt)
—
n
1.
a rare word for
solvent
—
adj
2.
able to dissolve
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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