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solvent definition

sol·vent (-vənt)

adjective

  1. able to pay all one's debts or meet all financial responsibilities
  2. that dissolves or can dissolve another substance

Etymology: L solvens, prp. of solvere, to loosen: see solve

noun

  1. a substance, usually liquid, that dissolves or can dissolve another substance
  2. something that solves or explains; solution

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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