dissolver C2+ Topic:People & Society US /dɪˈzɑlvər/ UK /dɪˈzɒlvə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person or substance that dissolves something Acetone serves as an effective dissolver for many resins. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person or substance that... solventdissolventmenstruum ↔ Opposites coagulant Word family Related forms dissolvedissolutiondissolvent Etymology AI details From dissolve + -er; dissolve from Latin dissolvere ('to loosen, dissolve'), from dis- ('apart') + solvere ('to loosen, release'). dissolvere Latin solvere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dissolver **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈzɑlvər/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈzɒlvə/ ## Meanings 1. a person or substance that dissolves something ## Examples - Acetone serves as an effective dissolver for many resins. ## Synonyms - solvent - dissolvent - menstruum ## Antonyms - coagulant ## Related Forms - dissolve - dissolution - dissolvent ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dissolvere - Root: solvere ## Etymology From dissolve + -er; dissolve from Latin dissolvere ('to loosen, dissolve'), from dis- ('apart') + solvere ('to loosen, release'). ## AI Etymology Dissolver comes from dissolve + -er; dissolve from Latin dissolvere ('to loosen, dissolve'), from dis- ('apart') + solvere ('to loosen, release'). The etymological trail includes Latin dissolvere and Latin solvere. As a noun, dissolver names a person or substance that dissolves something. The same family is visible in related forms such as dissolve, dissolution, and dissolvent. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown