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solvent

[ sol-vuhnt ]

adjective

  1. able to pay all just debts.
  2. having the power of dissolving; causing solution.


noun

  1. a substance that dissolves another to form a solution:

    Water is a solvent for sugar.

  2. something that solves or explains.

solvent

/ ˈ²õÉ’±ô±¹É™²Ô³Ù /

adjective

  1. capable of meeting financial obligations
  2. (of a substance, esp a liquid) capable of dissolving another substance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a liquid capable of dissolving another substance

    water is a solvent for salt

  2. the component of a solution that does not change its state in forming the solution or the component that is present in excess Compare solute
  3. something that solves
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

solvent

/ ²õűô′±¹É™²Ô³Ù /

  1. 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ´Ç±ô±¹±ð²Ô³Ù±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ´Ç±ôv±ð²Ô³Ù·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ²õ´Ç±ôv±ð²Ô³Ù·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of solvent1

First recorded in 1620–30; from Latin solvent-, stem of ²õ´Ç±ô±¹Å§²Ô²õ “loosening,†present participle of solvere “to loosen, releaseâ€; solve
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of solvent1

C17: from Latin ²õ´Ç±ô±¹Å§²Ô²õ releasing, from solvere to free, solve
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He reasoned that the government could stay solvent with a $4-billion payout — and yet it was still the largest sex abuse payout he has ever heard of.

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With the lease being up in September, McGilbert is constantly questioning “how to keep Rep Club solvent and not at my expense.â€

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Today, by law, about three-fifths of those tax revenues go into Social Security trust funds, helping to keep them solvent.

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"Bybit is solvent even if this hack loss is not recovered, all of clients assets are 1 to 1 backed, we can cover the loss," Mr Zhou added.

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Environmental Protection Agency began the first phase of the fire debris cleanup Jan. 28, removing hazardous materials such as paint, cleaners and solvents, oils, pesticides, lithium ion batteries and asbestos from the burned areas.

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