Synonyms for solvent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sol-vuh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɒl vənt

Définition of solvent

Origin : 1650s, "able to pay all one owes," from French solvent, from Latin solventem (nominative solvens), present participle of solvere "loosen, dissolve" (see solve).

adj financially sound

Example sentences :

The machine is now set in motion, and the bulk of the solvent is drawn off.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various

As already remarked, the solvent is expelled with cold water.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various

You will scarcely hear of a solvent parish, even if you offer a reward.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

Sulphate of quinine is made by the use of sulphuric acid as a solvent.
Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe

You are a cashier for her, and a solvent one if she becomes embarrassed.
Extract from : « The Queen's Necklace » by Alexandre Dumas pre

It is largely used as a solvent and as an anæsthetic in surgery.
Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson

They absorb the excess of solvent and thus prevent it from spreading.
Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley

In various ways he tends to act as a solvent of such nationalism.
Extract from : « A History of the United States » by Cecil Chesterton

It was unready for war, but war was the only solvent of intolerable troubles.
Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane

The solvent power of water makes it so valuable for washing.
Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study » by Ontario Ministry of Education

Antonyms for solvent

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