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dis⋅sol⋅vent

[di-zol-vuhnt]
–adjective
1. capable of dissolving another substance.
–noun
2. a solvent.

Origin:
1640–50; < L dissolvent- (s. of dissolvēns, prp. of dissolvere). See dis- 1 , solvent
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dis·sol·vent   (dĭ-zŏl'vənt)   
adj.  Capable of dissolving a substance; solvent.
n.  A solvent.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·sol·vent
Pronunciation: diz-'äl-v&nt, -'ol-
Function: adjective
: SOLVENTdissolvent noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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