dissolvent

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dissolvent

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Borrowed from Latin dissolvēns.

adjective more dissolvent · most dissolvent

Capable of dissolution into a fluid.
Similar: dissoluble, dissolvable, soluble · Opposite: undissolvable, indissoluble, insoluble
Having power to dissolve a solid body. the dissolvent juices [of the stomach]
Similar: solvent

noun dissolvents

A substance which can dissolve or be dissolved into a liquid. For, that the ordure, which continually gathers on the skin, would ſoon ſtop the pores of it, if the ſweat were not furniſht with ſome efficacious diſſolvent to open and pierce them.
Similar: solvent

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@misc{dissolvent_2026,
  title = {dissolvent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dissolvent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}