Dictionary
sol•vent
Pronunciation: (sol'vunt), [key]—
adj.
1. able to pay all just debts.
2. having the power of dissolving; causing solution.
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n.
1. a substance that dissolves another to form a solution:
Water is a solvent for sugar.
2. something that solves or explains.
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