English Dictionary: solvent | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for solvent | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solvent \Sol"vent\ (s[ocr]l"v[eit]nt), a. [L. solvens, p. pr. of solvere. See {Solvable}.] 1. Having the power of dissolving; dissolving; as, a solvent fluid. [bd]the solvent body.[b8] --Boyle. 2. Able or sufficient to pay all just debts; as, a solvent merchant; the estate is solvent. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solvent \Sol"vent\, n. (Chem.) A substance (usually liquid) suitable for, or employed in, solution, or in dissolving something; as, water is the appropriate solvent of most salts, alcohol of resins, ether of fats, and mercury or acids of metals, etc. 2. That which resolves; as, a solvent of mystery. |