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cosolvent

cosolvent noun: a second solvent added in small quantities to enhance the solvent power of the primary solvent.

Noun

cosolvent (plural cosolvents)

  1. A second solvent added in small quantities to enhance the solvent power of the primary solvent.

Forms of cosolvent

pluralcosolvents

Origin of cosolvent

From co- + solvent.

Questions about cosolvent

What does cosolvent mean?
Cosolvent means a second solvent added in small quantities to enhance the solvent power of the primary solvent.
What part of speech is cosolvent?
Cosolvent is a noun.
What is the plural of cosolvent?
The plural of cosolvent is cosolvents.

Words near cosolvent in the dictionary

  1. Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
  2. Cosner
  3. Cosners
  4. cosolute
  5. cosolutes
  6. cosolvent
  7. cosolvents
  8. cosom hockey
  9. cosonicate
  10. cosonicated
  11. cosonicates

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