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sol·vent

(sŏl′vənt, sôl′-)

adj.

1. Capable of meeting financial obligations.

2. Chemistry Capable of dissolving another substance.

1. Chemistry

a. A substance in which another substance is dissolved, forming a solution.

b. A substance, usually a liquid, capable of dissolving another substance.

2. Something that solves or explains.

[French, from Latin solvēns, solvent-, present participle of solvere, to loosen; see solve.]

sol′ven·cy n.

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solvent

(ˈsɒlvənt)

adj

1. (Banking & Finance) capable of meeting financial obligations

2. (Chemistry) (of a substance, esp a liquid) capable of dissolving another substance

3. (Chemistry) a liquid capable of dissolving another substance: water is a solvent for salt.

4. (Chemistry) the component of a solution that does not change its state in forming the solution or the component that is present in excess. Compare solute

5. something that solves

[C17: from Latin solvēns releasing, from solvere to free, solve]

ˈsolvently adv

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sol•vent

(ˈsɒl vənt)

adj.

1. able to pay all just debts.

2. having the power of dissolving; causing solution.

3. a substance that dissolves another to form a solution: Water is a solvent for sugar.

4. something that solves or explains.

[1620–30; < Latin solvent-, s. of solvēns, present participle of solvere to loosen. See solve, -ent]

sol′vent•ly, adv.

sol·vent

(sŏl′vənt)

A substance that can dissolve another substance, or in which another substance is dissolved, forming a solution.

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solvent

A substance, usually a liquid, in which a solute dissolves to form a solution.

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Noun	1.	solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent acetone, dimethyl ketone, propanone - the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics chlorobenzene - a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and DDT and other organic compounds carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid, phenol - a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally carbon tet, carbon tetrachloride, perchloromethane, tetrachloromethane - a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined medium - an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent" hexane - a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent menstruum - (archaic) a solvent naphtha - any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents remover - a solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface); "paint remover"; "rust remover"; "hair remover" alcahest, alkahest, universal solvent - hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists methylbenzene, toluene - a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels xylene, xylol - a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent
	2.	solvent - a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" answer, result, solution, resolution statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" denouement - the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
Adj.	1.	solvent - capable of meeting financial obligations insolvent - unable to meet or discharge financial obligations; "an insolvent person"; "an insolvent estate"

solvent

adjective

1. financially sound, secure, in the black, solid, profit-making, in credit, debt-free, unindebted They're going to have to show that the company is now solvent.

noun

1. resolvent, dissolvent (rare) a small amount of cleaning solvent

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Translations

قادِر على تَسْديد الدَّيْنمُذيبمُذِيب

rozpouštědlosolventní

opløsningsmiddelsolvent

Lösungsmittel solvent zahlungsunfähig

διαλύτης

solvente disolvente

liuotin

solvable solvant dissolvant

razrjeđivač

fizetõképesoldószer

greiîslufærleysiefni

solvente solvibile

溶剤

용제

mokustirpiklis

maksātspējīgsšķīdinātājs

oplosmiddel

løsemiddel betalingsdyktig

rozpuszczalnik

dissolvente solvente

растворитель

rozpúšťadlosolventný

lösningsmedel

ตัวทำละลาย

çözücüödeyebilirsolvent

dung môi

溶剂有偿付能力的

solvent

[ˈsɒlvənt]

A. ADJ (Chem, Fin) → solvente

B. N (Chem) → disolvente m

C. CPD solvent abuse N → abuso m de los disolventes

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

solvent

[ˈsɒlv^ənt]

adj

(financially) → solvable

(CHEMISTRY) solvent liquid

(CHEMISTRY) → solvant msolvent abuse n → inhalation f de vapeurs de solvantssolvent liquid n → solvant m

solvent

adj

(Chem) → lösend

(Fin) → zahlungsfähig, solvent

n (Chem) → Lösungsmittel nt

solvent

solvent abuse

n (Brit form) → Lösungsmittelmissbrauch m

solvent abuser

n (Brit form) → Schnüffler(in) m(f) (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

solvent

[ˈsɒlv/ənt]

1. adj (Fin) → solvibile (Chem) → solvente

2. n (Chem) → solvente m

solvent

(ˈsolvənt) adjective

having enough money to be able to pay all one's debts.

noun

a substance, eg petrol, that dissolves grease etc.

solvent

→ مُذِيب rozpouštědlo opløsningsmiddel Lösungsmittel διαλύτης disolvente liuotin dissolvant razrjeđivač solvente 溶剤 용제 oplosmiddel løsemiddel rozpuszczalnik dissolvente, solvente растворитель lösningsmedel ตัวทำละลาย çözücü dung môi 溶剂

sol·vent

n. solvente, líquido que disuelve o es capaz de producir una solución.

solvent

n solvente m, disolvente m (Esp)

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