solutizern.
/ˈsɒljuːtʌɪzə/ = solubilizer n.
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the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of dissolving > [noun] > that which makes soluble
solutizer1939
solubilizer1963
1939 Refiner & Natural Gas Manufacturer XVIII. 171/2 It was found that the addition of suitable organic solvents or salts (‘solutizers’) to an aqueous alkaline solution increased the solubility of the resulting solution for mercaptans.
1957 J. H. Van der Have & C. G. Verver Petroleum v. 197 In the so-called solutizer process the extracting medium is an alkaline solution to which substances have been added for promoting the solubility and reducing the hydrolysis of the alkali mercaptides in water. In one form of such a method, the ‘solutizers’ are the sodium and potassium salts of certain organic acids.
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