solvent
noun /ˈsɒlvənt/
/ˈsɑːlvənt/
[uncountable, countable]- a substance, especially a liquid, that can dissolve (= remove or destroy by a chemical process) another substance
- industrial solvents for removing oil
- solvent cleaners
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- volatile
- chlorinated
- chemical
- …
- sniff
- use as
- dissolve in
- …
- evaporate
- abuse
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin solvent- ‘loosening, unfastening, paying’, from the verb solvere.