solvent

B2 Topic:Personal Finance

US /ˈsɔlvənt/ UK /ˈsɒlvənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #26875

Meanings

1

noun
A liquid that can dissolve other substances.

Water is a common solvent used in many experiments.
2

adj
Having enough money to pay all your debts.

After cutting costs, the company finally became solvent again.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a liquid that can dissolve... dissolverdissolving agent

2 adj · having enough money to pay... above waterin the black

Word family

Forms solvencysolvents

Derived forms antisolventbiosolventcosolventcryosolventdesolventizingnonsolventplumbosolventprotosolventsolvencysolventlesssolventlysolventogenesis

Related forms acidic

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Phrases (1)

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universal solvent
an imaginary substance sought by alchemists that could dissolve every material

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

solvent French solventem Latin

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Topics

Personal Finance Chemistry Materials & Substances

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# solvent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɔlvənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɒlvənt/
**Frequency rank:** 26875

## Meanings
1. A liquid that can dissolve other substances.
2. Having enough money to pay all your debts.

## Examples
- Water is a common solvent used in many experiments.
- After cutting costs, the company finally became solvent again.

## Derived Forms
- antisolvent
- biosolvent
- cosolvent
- cryosolvent
- desolventizing
- nonsolvent
- plumbosolvent
- protosolvent
- solvency
- solventless
- solvently
- solventogenesis

## Related Forms
- acidic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: solvent
- Root: solventem

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

## AI Etymology
Solvent is from French solvent, from Latin solventem, accusative singular of solvens, present participle of solvō. By surface analysis, solv(e) + -ent. Important forms in the word's history include French solvent, Latin solventem. In current use it includes senses such as A liquid that can dissolve other substances and Having enough money to pay all your debts.

## Topics
- Personal Finance
- Chemistry
- Materials & Substances

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