Meanings
plural solvents
- A fluid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.
Holonym: solution
1 more example
Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist - That which resolves.
It explains. And explanation is the true solvent of mystery.
1921, Anglo American Trade (volume 2? volume 17? page 270)Synonyms: resolver, solver, problemsolver
- not comparablebusinessAble to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.
Near-synonyms: above water, in the black
Synonyms: above water, in the black · Antonyms: insolvent, in the red
- not comparableHaving the power of dissolving; causing solution.
Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident.
2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2017Synonyms: dissolvent
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fluid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.
nounThat which resolves.
adjectiveAble to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.
adjectiveHaving the power of dissolving; causing solution.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecapable of meeting financial obligations
nouna liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
nouna statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans oplosmiddel
- oplosmiddelliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Basque disolbatzaile, kaudimendun
- disolbatzaileliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- kaudimendunable to pay all debts
Bulgarian разтвори́тел, платежоспосо́бен
- разтвори́тел (raztvorítel)liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- платежоспосо́бен (platežosposóben)able to pay all debts
Catalan dissolvent, solvent
- dissolventliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- solventliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Chinese Cantonese 溶劑 /溶剂
- 溶劑 /溶剂 (jung⁴ zai¹)liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Chinese Mandarin 溶劑 /溶剂
- 溶劑 /溶剂 (róngjì)liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Czech solventní
- solventníable to pay all debts
Danish opløsningsmiddel
- opløsningsmiddelliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Dutch oplosmiddel
- oplosmiddelliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Esperanto solventa
- solventaable to pay all debts
Finnish liuotin, maksukykyinen
- liuotinliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- maksukykyinenable to pay all debts
- vakavarainenable to pay all debts
French solvant, solvable
- solvantliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- solvableable to pay all debts
German Lösemittel, Lösungsmittel
- Lösemittelliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- Lösungsmittelliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- Solvensliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- solventable to pay all debts
- zahlungsfähigable to pay all debts
- liquidable to pay all debts
- flüssigable to pay all debts
Greek διαλύτης, διαλυτικός
- διαλύτης (dialýtis)liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- διαλυτικός (dialytikós)able to pay all debts
Hawaiian ʻūheheʻe
- ʻūheheʻeliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Hungarian oldószer, fizetőképes
- oldószerliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- fizetőképesable to pay all debts
- tőkeerősable to pay all debts
Italian solvente, solvibile
- solventeliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- solvibileable to pay all debts
Japanese 溶媒, 溶剤
- 溶媒 (yōbai)liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- 溶剤 (yōzai)liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Korean 용매
- 용매 (yongmae)liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Latvian šķīdinātājs
- šķīdinātājsliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Māori tāmeha, waimemeha
- tāmehaliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- waimemehaliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Norwegian løysemiddel, solvent
- løysemiddelliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- solventliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Norwegian Bokmål løsemiddel, løsningsmiddel
- løsemiddelliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- løsningsmiddelliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Persian حلال, حلکننده
- حلال (hallāl)liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- حلکننده (halkonande)liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Polish rozpuszczalnik, wypłacalny
- rozpuszczalnikliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- wypłacalnyable to pay all debts
Portuguese solvente, solvente
- solventeliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- solventeable to pay all debts
Romanian solvent, dizolvant
- solventliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- dizolvantliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- solvabilable to pay all debts
Russian раствори́тель, платёжеспосо́бный
- раствори́тель (rastvorítelʹ)liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- платёжеспосо́бный (platjožesposóbnyj)able to pay all debts
Spanish disolvente, solvente
- disolventeliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- solventeable to pay all debts
Swedish lösningsmedel, solvent
- lösningsmedelliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- solventable to pay all debts
Tagalog panlusaw
- panlusawliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Thai สารละลาย
- สารละลาย (sǎan-lá-laai)liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Turkish çözücü
- çözücüliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Ukrainian розчи́нник, платоспромо́жний
- розчи́нник (rozčýnnyk)liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
- платоспромо́жний (platospromóžnyj)able to pay all debts
Vietnamese dung môi
- dung môiliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Welsh hydoddydd
- hydoddyddliquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute
Cite this entry
solvent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solvent
“solvent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solvent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solvent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solvent.
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