solvent

From French solvent, from Latin solventem, accusative singular of solvens, present participle of solvō. By surface analysis, solv(e) +‎ -ent.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɒlvənt/

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• (General American, without the cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔlvənt/
• (General American, cot–caught merger, dialects of Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlvənt/
• (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɒlvənt/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔlvənt/, /ˈsɒlvənt/

solvent (plural solvents)

1. A fluid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.

   Synonym: dissolver

   Antonym: solute

   Holonym: solution

   Hyponym: strong water

   Comeronym: solute

   • 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist:

     Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.

2. That which resolves.

   Synonyms: resolver, solver; problemsolver

   • 1921, Anglo American Trade (volume 2? volume 17? page 270)

     It explains. And explanation is the true solvent of mystery.

solvent (not comparable)

1. (finance) Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.

   Antonyms: insolvent, in the red

   Near-synonyms: above water, in the black

2. Having the power of dissolving; causing solution.

   Synonym: dissolvent

   • 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 June 2017:

     Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident.

• IPA^(key): /sɔlv/

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solvent

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of soudre

Ultimately from Latin solvens. In German possibly a backformation from insolvent.

• IPA^(key): /zɔlˈvɛnt/

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solvent (strong nominative masculine singular solventer, comparative solventer, superlative am solventesten)

1. (finance) solvent

   Synonyms: zahlungsfähig, zahlungskräftig, liquide, flüssig

   Antonyms: insolvent, zahlungsunfähig, illiquide

• Solvenz

• “solvent” in Duden online
• “solvent”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[2] (in German)

solvent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of solvō

• solventi

Borrowed from Italian solvente.

• IPA^(key): /sɔlˈvɛnt/
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

solvent (feminine singular solventa, plural solventi)

1. solvent

   Antonym: insolventi

Borrowed from French solvant.

solvent m or n (feminine singular solventă, masculine plural solvenți, feminine/neuter plural solvente)

1. solvent

solvent (not comparable)

1. (finance) solvent

• solvens

• “solvent”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “solvent”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “solvent”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)