nonsolvent

[non-sol-vuh nt]

noun Chemistry.

a substance incapable of dissolving a given component of a solution or mixture.

Origin of nonsolvent

First recorded in 1615–25; non- + solvent

Related formsnon·sol·ven·cy, noun

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