solvent B2 Topic:Money & 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 Common collocations universal solvent Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From French solvent, from Latin solventem, accusative singular of solvens, present participle of solvō. By surface analysis, solv(e) + -ent. solvent French solventem Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Money & Finance markdown