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| sol·vent [ sólvənt, sáwlvənt ] |
adjective |
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1. having enough money: having enough money to cover expenses and debts
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2. dissolving something: able to dissolve substances
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noun (plural sol·vents) |
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substance that dissolves things: a substance in which other substances are dissolved, often a liquid
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| [Early 17th century. Directly or via French< Latin solvent-, present participle of solvere "loosen, dissolve"] |
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  sol·ven·cy noun |
| sol·vent·ly adverb |
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