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sol·vent 
[sol-vuhnt] Pronunciation Key
[sol-vuhnt] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | able to pay all just debts. |
| 2. | having the power of dissolving; causing solution. |
| 3. | a substance that dissolves another to form a solution: Water is a solvent for sugar. |
| 4. | something that solves or explains. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| sol·vent
(sŏl'vənt, sôl'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n.
[French, from Latin solvēns, solvent-, present participle of solvere, to loosen; see solve.] sol'ven·cy n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
solvent (adj.)
solvent (adj.)
1653, "able to pay all one owes," from Fr. solvent, from L. solventem (nom. solvens), prp. of solvere "loosen, dissolve" (see solve). Noun meaning "substance able to dissolve other substances" first recorded 1671.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| solvent | |
adjective | |
| 1. | capable of meeting financial obligations [ant: insolvent] |
noun | |
| 1. | a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" |
| 2. | 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" [syn: solution] |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| solvent
(sŏl'vənt) Pronunciation Key
A substance that can dissolve another substance, or in which another substance is dissolved, forming a solution. Water is the most common solvent.
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
solvent sol·vent (sŏl'vənt)
adj.
Capable of dissolving another substance. n.
- A substance in which another substance is dissolved, forming a solution.
- A substance capable of dissolving another substance.
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solvent
- Able to meet debts or discharge liabilities. Compare insolvent.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: sol·vent
Pronunciation: 'säl-v&nt
Function: adjective
: able to pay all legal debts as they become due
Main Entry: sol·vent
Pronunciation: 'säl-v&nt
Function: adjective
: able to pay all legal debts as they become due
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Solvent
Sol"vent\ (s[o^]l"vent), a. [L. solvens, p. pr. of solvere. See Solvable.]1. Having the power of dissolving; dissolving; as, a solvent fluid. "the solvent body." --Boyle. 2. Able or sufficient to pay all just debts; as, a solvent merchant; the estate is solvent.
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Solvent
Sol"vent\, n. (Chem.) 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. 2. That which resolves; as, a solvent of mystery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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