solvent

[ UK /sˈɒlvənt/ ]
[ US /ˈsɑɫvənt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
    the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution
  2. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
    he computed the result to four decimal places
    the answers were in the back of the book
    they were trying to find a peaceful solution
ADJECTIVE
  1. capable of meeting financial obligations
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How To Use solvent In A Sentence

  • The report, which was based upon conversations with children who telephoned helplines, also claimed that the hidden problem of solvent abuse kills more children than drugs every year.
  • Therefore, credit spreads tend to zero for the short-term debt of a solvent firm.
  • Compared with the action of this destructive solvent, that of all other disintegrating agencies concerned in our decivilization is as the languorous indiligence of rosewater to the mordant fury of nitric acid. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909
  • Now it looks like some of these banks may have been technically insolvent for quite some time before they actually collapsed. Times, Sunday Times
  • Extractive matter. Alcohol soluble, other solvents, nonvolatile ether extractive.
  • It can be bought online and is used as a solvent or stain remover. The Sun
  • The term aromatics refers to benzene, toluene, and xylene, which are used in the plastics, solvents, polyester and synthetic-rubber sectors. Formosa Chemicals' first-half net
  • The detector itself consisted of a 100,000-gallon tank filled with tetrachloroethylene, a solvent used in dry cleaning. Times, Sunday Times
  • The paint shop has four new spray booths and can deliver a water-based topcoat to reduce solvent emissions.
  • On October 1, 2009, Octapharma provided a $4.5 million advance to ProMetic on a long-term prion capture resin supply agreement signed in December 2008, linked to minimum yearly purchase orders for the prion capture resin incorporated into Octapharma's manufacturing process for its solvent/detergent treated plasma product, OctaplasLG®. Marketwire - Breaking News Releases
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