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dissolvent

[ dih-zol-vuh nt ]

/ dɪˈzɒl vənt /

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adjective

capable of dissolving another substance.

noun

a solvent.

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

Words nearby dissolvent

dissogeny, dissoluble, dissolute, dissolution, dissolve, dissolvent, dissolving view, dissonance, dissonancy, dissonant, disspirit

Example sentences 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