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SOLVENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
Example:
he computed the result to four decimal places
Synonyms:
answer; resolution; result; solution; solvent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("solvent" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "solvent"):
denouement (the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work)
Derivation:
solve (find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
Example:
the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution
Synonyms:
dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("solvent" is a kind of...):
medium (an intervening substance through which something is achieved)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "solvent"):
acetone; dimethyl ketone; propanone (the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics)
chlorobenzene (a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and DDT and other organic compounds)
carbolic acid; hydroxybenzene; oxybenzene; phenol; phenylic acid (a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally)
carbon tet; carbon tetrachloride; perchloromethane; tetrachloromethane (a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined)
hexane (a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent)
menstruum ((archaic) a solvent)
naphtha (any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents)
remover (a solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface))
alcahest; alkahest; universal solvent (hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists)
methylbenzene; toluene (a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels)
xylene; xylol (a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent)
Derivation:
solvate (undergo solvation or convert into a solvate)
solvate (cause a solvation in (a substance))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of meeting financial obligations
Classified under:
Antonym:
insolvent (unable to meet or discharge financial obligations)
Derivation:
solve (settle, as of a debt)
solvency (the ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due)
Context examples:
A process that is not otherwise specified, which removes water or a volatile solvent by evaporation.
(Drying Method, Not Otherwise Specified, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic, colorless gas that is insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvents.
(Monofluoroethene, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of amount of substance content measured as the number of moles of a solute substance (component) per mass of the solvent.
(Molality Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of amount of substance content (molality unit) defined as one mole of solute per one gram of solvent.
(Mole per Gram, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit amount of substance content (molality unit) defined as one mole of solute per one kilogram of solvent.
(Mole per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of amount of substance content (molality unit) defined as one thousandth of mole (10E-3 mole) of solute per one kilogram of solvent.
(Millimole per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus)
Preparation of a homeopathic substance with a ratio of one part original material to 1000 parts of carrier or solvent, traditionally lactose, water or ethanol.
(Millesimal Series of Attenuation, NCI Thesaurus)
Used as a solvent and as an intermediate in chemical synthesis.
(Methyl alcohol, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of amount of substance content (molality unit) defined as one mole of solute per one milligram of solvent.
(Mole per Milligram, NCI Thesaurus)
A device designed either to drive a volatile solvent from a material or to cause vaporization within a heating/cooling system.
(Evaporator Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
