dissolvent

[ dih-zol-vuhnt ]

adjective

1. capable of dissolving another substance.

noun

1. a solvent.

dissolvent

/ dɪˈzɒlvənt /

noun

1. See solvent
   a rare word for solvent

adjective

1. able to dissolve

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissolvent¹

First recorded in 1640–50, dissolvent is from the Latin word dissolvent- (stem of dissolvēns, present participle of dissolvere ). See dis- ¹, solvent

Example Sentences

Drink water by pailfuls: it is a universal dissolvent; water liquefies all the salts.

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Let us trace the disastrous effects of these three dissolvent forces.

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The flesh is white, delicate, partly translucent, easy for our stomachs to digest and no less suited to the grub's dissolvent.

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The dream was agonizing as he tried one dissolvent after another without success.

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It is enough here to remind ourselves how serious a place is held by that work in the dissolvent literature of the generation.

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