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solvent

noun
/ˈsɒlvənt/UK/ˈsɔlvənt/US/ˈsɒlvənt/CA/ˈsɔlvənt/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from solventem
  2. derived from solvent

Definitions

  1. A fluid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.

    • Holonym: 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.

  2. That which resolves.

    • It explains. And explanation is the true solvent of mystery.

  3. Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.

    • Near-synonyms: above water, in the black
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Having the power of dissolving

      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.

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Derived

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

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at solvent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at solvent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at solvent

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA