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单词 solvent
释义

solvent

1 of 2

adjective

sol·​vent ˈsäl-vənt How to pronounce solvent (audio)
ˈsȯl-
1
: able to pay all legal debts
a solvent company
2
: that dissolves or can dissolve
solvent action of water
solvently adverb

solvent

2 of 2

noun

1
: a usually liquid substance capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances
2
: something that provides a solution
3
: something that eliminates or attenuates something especially unwanted
solventless
ˈsäl-vənt-ləs How to pronounce solvent (audio)
ˈsȯl-
adjective

Example Sentences

Adjective He couldn't stay solvent after losing his business.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The government had the infrastructure and state capacity to buttress sending checks, but not keeping small firms solvent. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 July 2022 State officials now say that program, the Lottery Scholarship, is now solvent at 100% for at least the next four years. Cedar Attanasio, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Apr. 2022 There is some cold solace in all this: The #WalkAway Foundation is extremely solvent. Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2022 The financial support should help keep the pension funds solvent for roughly 30 years until 2051. Aamer Madhani, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022 But the state should pick up the tab, with this caveat: confirmation that the trust fund actually needs the money to be comfortably solvent. Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022 Had any of these returns been realized, Social Security would now be solvent and thousands more Americans could have retired as millionaires. WSJ, 16 June 2022 Alameda County officials say the Oakland school district needs to make roughly $90 million in cuts over the next three fiscal years to stay solvent. WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022 If depositors should ever desire it, the Federal Reserve stands ready to convert every private, digital dollar in a bank deposit account one-for-one into physical dollars, provided the bank is solvent and compliant. Matt Sekerke, National Review, 12 Oct. 2021
Noun
Luckily for you, using a solvent is probably less risky with conversion varnish than with other finishes. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 To accomplish this, manufacturers use ultrapure water, an industrial solvent that is simply water with everything else removed: minerals, salts, even parts of dead cells and viruses. Brian Michael Murphy, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Toluene is a colorless, sweet-smelling industrial solvent that temporarily affects the nervous system and can cause strong eye and nose irritation as well as dizziness and fatigue when inhaled, according to the EPA. Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 24 Aug. 2022 In a new study, published last week in the journal Science, researchers destroyed PFAS by mixing them with water, a soap ingredient and a common solvent. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022 Benzene was found in the groundwater; its a chemical solvent that can be lethal to humans. Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022 To get a strong binder that can craft cement, the clay must mix with a high-pH solvent, like sodium silicate, which in turn allows the aluminum and silicon inside to react with other materials and form a new cement-like structure. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 15 Aug. 2022 Employees of businesses near one of the dry cleaners have complained of feeling sick because of exposure to PCE, a solvent used to remove stains that’s been linked to liver and some other cancers, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2021 The toxic alcohol is used industrially as a solvent, pesticide and alternative fuel source. Melissa Noel, Essence, 20 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin solvent-, solvens, present participle of solvere to dissolve, pay

First Known Use

Adjective

1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

solvent

noun

sol·​vent ˈsäl-vənt How to pronounce solvent (audio)
ˈsȯl-
: a usually liquid substance in which other substances can be dissolved or dispersed
Turpentine is a solvent for paint.

Medical Definition

solvent 1 of 2

adjective

sol·​vent ˈsäl-vənt, ˈsȯl- How to pronounce solvent (audio)
: that dissolves or can dissolve
solvent fluids
solvent action of water

solvent

2 of 2

noun

: a substance capable of or used in dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances
especially : a liquid component of a solution present in greater amount than the solute

Legal Definition

solvent

adjective

sol·​vent ˈsäl-vənt How to pronounce solvent (audio)
: able to pay all legal debts as they become due

solvent

noun

as in disinfectant

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