dissolvent

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dissolvēns.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dissolvent (comparative more dissolvent, superlative most dissolvent)

  1. Capable of dissolution into a fluid.
    Synonyms: dissoluble, dissolvable, soluble
    Antonyms: undissolvable, indissoluble, insoluble
  2. Having power to dissolve a solid body.
    Synonym: solvent

Translations

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Noun

dissolvent (plural dissolvents)

  1. A substance which can dissolve or be dissolved into a liquid.
    Synonym: solvent

Latin

Verb

dissolvent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of dissolvō