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sol⋅vent

  [sol-vuhnt]
Use solvent in a Sentence
–adjective
1. able to pay all just debts.
2. having the power of dissolving; causing solution.
–noun
3. a substance that dissolves another to form a solution: Water is a solvent for sugar.
4. something that solves or explains.
Origin:
1620–30; < L solvent- (s. of solvēns), prp. of solvere to loosen. See solve, -ent

Related forms:
sol⋅vent⋅less, adjective
sol⋅vent⋅ly, adverb
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sol·vent   (sŏl'vənt, sôl'-)   
adj.  

  1. Capable of meeting financial obligations.

  2. Chemistry Capable of dissolving another substance.

n.  

  1. Chemistry

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

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

  2. Something that solves or explains.


[French, from Latin solvēns, solvent-, present participle of solvere, to loosen; see solve.]
sol'ven·cy n.
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Word Origin & History

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.
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Financial Dictionary

solvent

Able to meet debts or discharge liabilities. Compare insolvent.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Legal Dictionary

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.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1sol·vent
Pronunciation: 'säl-v&nt, 'sol-
Function: adjective
: that dissolves or can dissolve <solventfluids> <solvent action of water>

Main Entry: 2solvent
Function: noun
: a substance capable of or used in dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances; especially : aliquid component of a solution present in greater amount than the solute solvent for many salts, alcohol for many resins, and ether for fats>
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Medical Dictionary

solvent sol·vent (sŏl'vənt)
adj.
Capable of dissolving another substance. n.

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

  2. A substance capable of dissolving another substance.

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