solvent meaning
EN[ˈsɒlvənt]WSolvent
- A solvent (from the Latin solvō, "I loosen, untie, I solve") is a substance that dissolves a solute (a chemically different liquid, solid or gas), resulting in a solution. A solvent is usually a liquid but can also be a solid or a gas.
- The global solvent market is expected to earn revenues of about US$33 billion in 2019. The dynamic economic development in emerging markets like China, India or Brazil will especially continue to boost demand for solvents.
FR solvent
- NounPLsolventsSUF-ent
- A liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.
- Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
- That which resolves.
- a solvent of mystery
- A liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.
- Adjective
- Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.
- Having the power of dissolving; causing solution.
- Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident.
- Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- For membranes which have been dried out and reswollen, conditioning to the solvent is accomplished in a much shorter time than for the highly swollen cellulose.
- We had to use warm water and solvent to unglue all the joints we put in yesterday.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- ...carbon bisulphide, chloride of sulphur and sulphur precipitating substances, the surplus rubber adhering to the hide being then slickered off and finished with a cloth dipped in a rubber solvent.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of solvent in English Dictionary
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- fr solvent
- en solvents
- en solventless
- en solvent abuse
- en solvent extraction
Source: Wiktionary