English Explanatory Dictionary

dissolvent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Capable of dissolution into a fluid.
  2. Having power to dissolve a solid body.
noun
  1. A substance which can dissolve or be dissolved into a liquid.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

dissolvent more dissolvent most dissolvent dissolvents

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dissolvēns.

Synonyms

dissoluble dissolvable soluble solvent

Antonyms

undissolvable indissoluble insoluble

Related words

dissolubility
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