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Solvent

[ˈsɒlvənt]

A liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.

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📖 Definitions of "Solvent"

noun

1
A liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.
2
That which resolves.
"a solvent of mystery"

adjective

1
Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.
2
Having the power of dissolving; causing solution.

🔄 Synonyms of "Solvent"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
thinnernoun	Something that thins or thins out (another thing).
resolventnoun	Any substance or material able to resolve the constituents of a mixture; a solvent.
dissolventnoun	A substance which can dissolve or be dissolved into a liquid.
dissolvernoun	One who, or that which, dissolves or dissipates.
dilutantnoun	(nonstandard) A diluting agent; a diluent, or thinner.
dissolving agentnoun	a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

↔️ Antonyms of "Solvent"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
insolventnoun	Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Solvent"

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Word	Definition
resolventnoun	Any substance or material able to resolve the constituents of a mixture; a solvent.
dissolventnoun	A substance which can dissolve or be dissolved into a liquid.
dissolvernoun	One who, or that which, dissolves or dissipates.
thinnernoun	Something that thins or thins out (another thing).
dilutantnoun	(nonstandard) A diluting agent; a diluent, or thinner.
dissolving agentnoun	a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
mediumnoun	A format for communicating or presenting information.
percnoun	(medicine, colloquial) Percutaneous.
halocarbonnoun	(organic chemistry) any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen atom with a halogen, but especially by replacing all hydrogen atoms with halogen(s)
acetalnoun	(organic chemistry) Any diether of a geminal diol, R₂C(OR')₂ (where R' is not H).
diluentnoun	That which dilutes.
soundnoun	A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
insolventnoun	Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
reliablenoun	Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
creditworthy	(finance) Deemed likely to repay debts.
trustworthy	Deserving of trust, reliable.
thinnersnoun	Something that thins or thins out (another thing).
liquidnoun	(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
afloat	In or into a state of floating.
flushnoun	A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.