solvent
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
solvent/ˈsɒlvənt/
▶adjective
- 1 having assets in excess of liabilities.
- 2 able to dissolve other substances.
- 1 the liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution.
■ a liquid used for dissolving other substances.
- 2 something that weakens or dispels a particular attitude or situation.
– derivatives
solvency noun.
solvency noun.
– origin C17: from L. solvent-, solvere ‘loose, unfasten’.
'solvent' also found in these Oxford entries:
acetone
- acetonitrile
- alkahest
- carbon disulphide
- carbon tetrachloride
- chloroform
- cyclohexane
- diethylene glycol
- digest
- dilute
- dimethyl sulphoxide
- dioxane
- distil
- dry-clean
- elute
- etch
- ether
- ethereal
- ethyl acetate
- freon
- furfural
- Henry's law
- inhalant
- isopropanol
- ligroin
- lyophilic
- menstruum
- molal
- molar
- nitromethane
- osmosis
- osmotic pressure
- perchloroethylene
- plasticizer
- propanol
- pyridine
- raffinate
- reverse osmosis
- semipermeable
- solute
- solution
- solvate
- solvent abuse
- thinner
- trichloroethane
- white spirit
