dissolvent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dissolvent	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for dissolvent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dissolvent n a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" Synonym(s): solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissolvent \Dissolv"ent\, n. 1. That which has the power of dissolving or melting other substances, esp. by mixture with them; a menstruum; a solvent. Melted in the crucible dissolvents. --A. Smith. The secret treaty of December acted as an immediate dissolvent* to the truce. --Mothley. 2. (Med.) A remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions in the body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissolvent \Dissolv"ent\, a. [L. dissolvens, -entis, p. pr. of dissolvere.] Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as, the dissolvent* juices of the stomach. --Ray.