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Dissolvent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Capable of dissolving a substance; solvent.

n. A solvent.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Capable of dissolution into a fluid.

n. A substance which can (be) dissolve(d) into a liquid

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body.

n. That which has the power of dissolving or melting other substances, esp. by mixture with them; a menstruum; a solvent.

n. A remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions in the body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Having power to dissolve; solvent.

n. A solvent.

n. That which disintegrates, breaks up, or loosens.

n. In medicine, a remedy supposed to be capable of dissolving concretions in the body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.; a resolvent.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

Word Usage

"Conversely, the kind of bipartisan cooperation voters are supposedly clamoring for today seemed to them, again correctly as the evidence shows, a deterrent to voter turnout and a dissolvent of internal party unity."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

medium

Hyponym

chlorobenzene carbolic acid acetone universal solvent phenol

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

menstruum solvent

Same Context

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