SOLVENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does solvent mean?
• SOLVENT (noun)
The noun SOLVENT has 2 senses:
1. a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
2. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
Familiarity information: SOLVENT used as a noun is rare.
• SOLVENT (adjective)
The adjective SOLVENT has 1 sense:
1. capable of meeting financial obligations
Familiarity information: SOLVENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SOLVENT (noun)
Meaning:
A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
solvent; resolvent; dissolving agent; dissolver; dissolvent
Context example:
the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution
Hypernyms ("solvent" is a kind of...):
medium (an intervening substance through which something is achieved)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "solvent"):
methylbenzene; toluene (a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels)
alcahest; alkahest; universal solvent (hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists)
remover (a solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface))
naphtha (any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents)
menstruum ((archaic) a solvent)
hexane (a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent)
carbon tet; carbon tetrachloride; perchloromethane; tetrachloromethane (a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined)
carbolic acid; hydroxybenzene; oxybenzene; phenol; phenylic acid (a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally)
chlorobenzene (a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and DDT and other organic compounds)
acetone; dimethyl ketone; propanone (the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics)
xylene; xylol (a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent)
Meaning:
A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
answer; result; solution; solvent; resolution
Context examples:
they were trying to find a peaceful solution / the answers were in the back of the book / he computed the result to four decimal places
Hypernyms ("solvent" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "solvent"):
denouement (the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work)
• SOLVENT (adjective)
Meaning:
Capable of meeting financial obligations
Antonym:
insolvent (unable to meet or discharge financial obligations)
