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solvent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɒlvənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɑlvənt/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈsɔlvənt/ (Australia)
• /ˈsɔlvənt/ (US, dialectal)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˈsɔ̟lvənt] (New-Zealand)
• /ˈsɒlvənt/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈsɒlvənt/ (Boston, Canada, Maine)

Etymology

From French solvent, from Latin solventem, accusative singular of solvens, present participle of solvō. By surface analysis, solv(e) + -ent.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.
   • Near-synonyms: above water, in the black
2. (not-comparable) 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. 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2017:

Antonyms

in the red · insolvent

Deriveds

solventogenic · desolventizing · unisolvent · nonsolvent · plumbosolvent · solvent extraction · biosolvent · cash solvent · universal solvent · cryosolvent · antisolvent · cosolvent · solvently · solvent abuser · solventogenesis · solvent abuse · solventproof · Stoddard solvent · solventless · solvency · protosolvent

Relateds

acidic

Synonyms

dissolvent · in the black · above water

Translations (23)

be плацежаздо́льны (able to pay all debts) · de zahlungsfähig (able to pay all debts) · el διαλυτικός (able to pay all debts) · de flüssig (able to pay all debts) · uk платоспромо́жний (able to pay all debts) · fi vakavarainen (able to pay all debts) · pt solvente (able to pay all debts) · ro solvabil (able to pay all debts) · de solvent (able to pay all debts) · sv solvent (able to pay all debts) · cs solventní (able to pay all debts) · eo solventa (able to pay all debts) · ru платёжеспосо́бный (able to pay all debts) · it solvibile (able to pay all debts) · hu fizetőképes (able to pay all debts) · eu kaudimendun (able to pay all debts) · fi maksukykyinen (able to pay all debts) · hu tőkeerős (able to pay all debts) · de liquid (able to pay all debts) · pl wypłacalny (able to pay all debts) · fr solvable (able to pay all debts) · bg платежоспосо́бен (able to pay all debts) · es solvente (able to pay all debts)

solvent en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɒlvənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɑlvənt/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈsɔlvənt/ (Australia)
• /ˈsɔlvənt/ (US, dialectal)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˈsɔ̟lvənt] (New-Zealand)
• /ˈsɒlvənt/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈsɒlvənt/ (Boston, Canada, Maine)

Etymology

From French solvent, from Latin solventem, accusative singular of solvens, present participle of solvō. By surface analysis, solv(e) + -ent.

Meanings

1. A fluid 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. 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:
   • Holonym: solution
2. That which resolves.
   • It explains. And explanation is the true solvent of mystery. 1921, Anglo American Trade (volume 2? volume 17? page 270)

Forms

Antonyms

solute

Relateds

solute

Synonyms

dissolver · resolver · solver · problemsolver

Translations (51)

nl oplosmiddel (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · fr solvant (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · ro dizolvant (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · nb løsningsmiddel (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · es disolvente (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · it solvente (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · th สารละลาย (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · de Solvens (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · de Lösungsmittel (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · ja 溶剤 (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · ru раствори́тель (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · nn løysingsmiddel (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · fa حلال (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · lv šķīdinātājs (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · ca solvent (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · ro solvent (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · de Lösemittel (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · bg разтвори́тел (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · af oplosmiddel (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · mi tāmeha (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · kmr madeya tîwêner (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · hu oldószer (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · no solvent (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · kmr tîwêner (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · uk розчи́нник (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · da opløsningsmiddel (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · fi liuotin (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · cmn 溶劑 /溶剂 (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · sv lösningsmedel (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · ml ലായകം (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · ca dissolvent (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · no løysemiddel (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · ja 溶媒 (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · eu disolbatzaile (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · vi dung môi (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · el διαλύτης (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · yue 溶劑 /溶剂 (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · pt solvente (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · tr çözücü (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · be раствара́льнік (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · ko 용매 (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · sh otapalo (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · nb løsemiddel (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · cy hydoddydd (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · be рашчы́ньнік (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · haw ʻūheheʻe (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · pl rozpuszczalnik (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · mi waimemeha (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · sh rastvarač (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · tl panlusaw (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute) · fa حلکننده (liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute)