单词 | universal solvent |
释义 | universal solvent (once / 131326 pages) n WORD FAMILY universal solvent: universal solvents USAGE EXAMPLESOn other days in other years, he had called her “the rabbit in the hat” and “the universal solvent” and “the recycler of our garbage.” Jerry Spinelli, Stargirl(2000) Water is a universal solvent, capable of dissolving most elements on Earth. Scientific American(Jan 10, 2014) Water is described as a universal solvent because it can dissolve a wide range of compounds, explains Mindy Dulai from the Royal Society of Chemistry. BBC(Apr 29, 2013) n hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists Syn|Hyper alcahest, alkahest dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances |
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