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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