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sol•vent



Pronunciation: (sol'vunt), [key]
—adj.
1. able to pay all just debts.
2. having the power of dissolving; causing solution.

—n.
1. a substance that dissolves another to form a solution: Water is a solvent for sugar.
2. something that solves or explains.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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