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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person or substance that... solvent dissolventmenstruum

Opposites

coagulant

Word family

Related forms dissolve dissolution dissolvent

Etymology

From dissolve + -er; dissolve from Latin dissolvere ('to loosen, dissolve'), from dis- ('apart') + solvere ('to loosen, release').

dissolvere Latin solvere Latin

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# 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

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