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- [sol-vuh nt]
- /ˈsɒl vənt/
- /ˈsɒl.vənt/
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- [sol-vuh nt]
- /ˈsɒl vənt/
Definitions of solvent word
- adjective solvent able to pay all just debts. 1
- adjective solvent having the power of dissolving; causing solution. 1
- noun solvent a substance that dissolves another to form a solution: Water is a solvent for sugar. 1
- noun solvent something that solves or explains. 1
- noun solvent vapour from glue, etc. 1
- adjective solvent able to pay debts 1
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Origin of solvent
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; < Latin solvent- (stem of solvēns), present participle of solvere to loosen. See solve, -ent
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Parts of speech for Solvent
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preposition
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solvent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for solvent
adj solvent
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- aqueous — In chemistry, an aqueous solution or cream has water as its base.
- bread-and-butter — providing a livelihood or basic source of income; supplying the basic needs of life: a bread-and-butter job; the agency's bread-and-butter account.
- budgetary — A budgetary matter or policy is concerned with the amount of money that is available to a country or organization, and how it is to be spent.
- deliquescent — the act or process of deliquescing.
noun solvent
- aqua vitae — alcohol
- chloroform — Chloroform is a colourless liquid with a strong sweet smell, which makes you unconscious if you breathe its vapour.
- decoction — the extraction of the water-soluble substances of a drug or medicinal plants by boiling
- detergent — Detergent is a chemical substance, usually in the form of a powder or liquid, which is used for washing things such as clothes or dishes.
- dissolvent — capable of dissolving another substance.
adjective solvent
- emulsifiable — That can be emulsified, or applied in an emulsion.
- liquid — composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.
- liquiform — Resembling a liquid.
Antonyms for solvent
adj solvent
- bankrupt — People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
- beggared — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
- broke — Broke is the past tense of break.
- buster — a person or thing destroying something as specified
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
adjective solvent
- fortuneless — Unlucky, unfortunate.
noun solvent
- dissolvent — capable of dissolving another substance.
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