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solventless

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sol⋅vent

  [sol-vuhnt]
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–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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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.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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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: 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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Science Dictionary
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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