Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dissolvent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dissolvent \Dis*solv"ent\, a. [L. dissolvens, -entis, p. pr. of
dissolvere.]
Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as,
the dissolvent juices of the stomach. --Ray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dissolvent \Dis*solv"ent\, n.
1. That which has the power of dissolving or melting other
substances, esp. by mixture with them; a menstruum; a
solvent.
Melted in the crucible dissolvents. --A. Smith.
The secret treaty of December acted as an immediate
dissolvent to the truce. --Mothley.
2. (Med.) A remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions
in the body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dissolvent
n : a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances;
"the solvent does not change its state in forming a
solution" [syn: {solvent}, {dissolver}, {dissolving agent},
{resolvent}]
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