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solvent

noun
🔊/ˈsɒlvənt/
🔊/ˈsɑːlvənt/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a substance, especially a liquid, that can dissolve (= remove or destroy by a chemical process) another substance 溶剂；溶媒
    • industrial solvents for removing oil工业除油溶剂
    • solvent cleaners溶剂清洗剂
    Topics Physics and chemistryc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • volatile
    • chlorinated
    • chemical
    • …
    verb + solvent
    • sniff
    • use as
    • dissolve in
    • …
    solvent + verb
    • evaporate
    solvent + noun
    • abuse
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin solvent- ‘loosening, unfastening, paying’, from the verb solvere.

solvent

adjective
🔊/ˈsɒlvənt/
🔊/ˈsɑːlvənt/
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  1. [not usually before noun] having enough money to pay your debts; not in debt有偿付能力；无债务
    • The company managed to remain solvent during the recession.这家公司在经济衰退期间设法保持偿付能力。
    opposite insolvent
  2. (specialist) able to dissolve another substance, or be dissolved in another substance有溶解力的；可溶解的
    • Lead is more solvent in acidic water.铅在酸性水中更易溶解。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin solvent- ‘loosening, unfastening, paying’, from the verb solvere.