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单词 solvent
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solvent

noun
/ˈsɒlvənt/
/ˈsɑːlvənt/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a substance, especially a liquid, that can dissolve (= remove or destroy by a chemical process) another substance
    • industrial solvents for removing oil
    • solvent cleaners
    Topics Physics and chemistryc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • volatile
    • chlorinated
    • chemical
    verb + solvent
    • sniff
    • use as
    • dissolve in
    solvent + verb
    • evaporate
    solvent + noun
    • abuse
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin solvent- ‘loosening, unfastening, paying’, from the verb solvere.

solvent

adjective
/ˈsɒlvənt/
/ˈsɑːlvənt/
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  1. [not usually before noun] having enough money to pay your debts; not in debt
    • The company managed to remain solvent during the recession.
    opposite insolvent
  2. (specialist) able to dissolve another substance, or be dissolved in another substance
    • Lead is more solvent in acidic water.
  3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin solvent- ‘loosening, unfastening, paying’, from the verb solvere.
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