solvent

IPA: sˈɑɫvʌnt

noun

  • A fluid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.
  • That which resolves.

adjective

  • (finance) Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.
  • Having the power of dissolving; causing solution.
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Examples of "solvent" in Sentences

  • The foil is insoluble in the solvent.
  • Preferably the solvent is acetic acid.
  • The solvent also acts as a preservative.
  • The paper is then suspended in the solvent.
  • Turpentine was used as a solvent and illuminant.
  • It is deliquescent in moist air and soluble in most polar solvents.
  • The solvent is water rejecting and extracts the oil from the water.
  • In the nucleosol, the liquid is water and the solvent is also water.
  • The permeable reactive barriers neutralize the solvents in the ground water.
  • The caffeine is then recovered from the solvent, and the solvent is re used.

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