dissolvent

[ dih-zol-vuh nt ]

/ dɪˈzɒl vənt /

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adjective

capable of dissolving another substance.

noun

a solvent.

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Origin of dissolvent

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

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Examples from the Web for dissolvent

He intended it for a dissolvent of calx of gold; but the truth is, Sir Kenelm was an arrant mountebank.
The Diary of John Evelyn (Vol 1 of 2)|John Evelyn
If dissolvent ideas do make their way, it is because the society was already ripe for dissolution.
On Compromise|John Morley
The dissolvent and destructive aspect of science is not less important.
The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study|Jean-Marie Guyau
If to some men misery is a tonic, on others it acts as a dissolvent; and the count was of the latter.
The Lily of the Valley|Honore de Balzac

This it is that most shakes our vital desire and most intensifies the dissolvent efficacy of reason.
Tragic Sense Of Life|Miguel de Unamuno

British Dictionary definitions for dissolvent

dissolvent

/ (dɪˈzɒlvənt) /

noun

a rare word for solvent (def. 3)

adjective

able to dissolve

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dissolvent

adjective

noun

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Origin of dissolvent

Examples from the Web for dissolvent

British Dictionary definitions for dissolvent

dissolvent

noun

adjective