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dissolvent definition

dis·sol·vent (-ənt)

adjective

that can dissolve other substances

Etymology: L dissolvens, prp. of dissolvere

noun

a dissolvent substance; solvent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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