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Definition of solvent noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

solvent

noun
 
/ˈsɒlvənt/
 
/ˈsɑːlvənt/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a substance, especially a liquid, that can dissolve (= remove or destroy by a chemical process) another substance
    • industrial solvents for removing oil
    • solvent cleaners
    Topics Physics and chemistryc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • volatile
    • chlorinated
    • chemical
    • …
    verb + solvent
    • sniff
    • use as
    • dissolve in
    • …
    solvent + verb
    • evaporate
    solvent + noun
    • abuse
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin solvent- ‘loosening, unfastening, paying’, from the verb solvere.
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