dissolvent
Americanadjective
noun
noun
adjective
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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The dream was agonizing as he tried one dissolvent after another without success.
From Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective by Irvin, Rea
The organism of both tongues may be destroyed, but the dissolvent force is also an organic and vital one, and from the ruins of both constructs a speech of grander plans and with wider views.
From The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
I would not advise, however, the use of aqua-regia, the infallible dissolvent of gold, because it would disorganize the leather.
From Book Repair and Restoration by Buck, Mitchell
The stomach has a dissolvent that causes hunger, and puts man in mind of his want of food.
From The Existence of God by Morley, Henry
If dissolvent ideas do make their way, it is because the society was already ripe for dissolution.
From On Compromise by Morley, John
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