Solvent
21solvent — sol|vent1 [ˈsɔlvənt US ˈsa:l ] adj [not usually before noun] having enough money to pay your debts ≠ ↑insolvent stay/remain/keep solvent ▪ I don t know how we managed to remain solvent. >solvency n [U] solvent 2 solvent2 n [U and C] a chemical …
22solvent — I UK [ˈsɒlv(ə)nt] / US [ˈsɑlvənt] noun [countable] Word forms solvent : singular solvent plural solvents chemistry a) a liquid used for dissolving a solid substance so that it becomes part of the liquid b) a liquid that has a solid substance… …
23solvent — solventless, adj. solvently, adv. /sol veuhnt/, adj. 1. able to pay all just debts. 2. having the power of dissolving; causing solution. n. 3. a substance that dissolves another to form a solution: Water is a solvent for sugar. 4. something that… …
24solvent — sol|vent1 [ salvənt ] noun count a liquid used for DISSOLVING another substance a. a liquid that has another substance DISSOLVED in it solvent sol|vent 2 [ salvənt ] adjective if you are solvent, you have enough money to pay your bills and other… …
25solvent — sol•vent [[t]ˈsɒl vənt[/t]] adj. 1) bus able to pay all just debts 2) having the power of dissolving; causing solution 3) chem. a substance that dissolves another to form a solution: Water is a solvent for sugar[/ex] 4) something that solves or… …
26solvent — /ˈsɒlvənt / (say solvuhnt) adjective 1. able to pay all just debts: *she was coming to the conclusion that he could do a good deal less work and still be comfortably solvent. –nevil shute, 1952. 2. having the power of dissolving; causing solution …
27solvent — Synonyms and related words: ablative, able to pay, above water, abstergent, acetone, alcohol, all clear, all straight, anticoagulant, aqua regia, benzine, biodegradable, carbolic acid, carbon tet, carbon tetrachloride, cathartic, chloroform,… …
28solvent — flüssig, zahlungsfähig; (ugs.): bei Kasse; (bes. Wirtsch.): liquide. * * * solvent:⇨zahlungsfähig …
29solvent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. financially sound, moneyed; responsible, reliable; soluble, separative, dissolvent, diluent. n. dissolvent, dissolver, liquefier. See liquefaction, money.Ant., insolvent, unsound, broke. II (Roget s …
30solvent — A (usually) liquid substance which is able to solve (dissolve) another substance, either for cleaning, thinning, mixing, or some particular step in an art technique. Common solvents include water (especially when soapy), turpentine and paint… …