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dissolvent

dissolvent adjective: capable of dissolution into a fluid.

Adjective

dissolvent (comparative more dissolvent, superlative most dissolvent)

  1. Capable of dissolution into a fluid.
  2. Having power to dissolve a solid body.
    • the dissolvent juices [of the stomach]1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC
    • [T]he operator evidently perceives the dissolvent property of the jaggery water, on its being tempered with the prepared mortar.1834, Rám Ráz, Essay on the Architecture of the Hindús, London: […] [F]or the Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland; by John William Parker, […], →OCLC, page 64
    Synonyms:
    solvent

Noun

dissolvent (plural dissolvents)

  1. 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.1669 August 25, “[An Accompt of Some Books.] III. Ottonis Tachenii Hippocrates Chymicus. Venetiis in 12º.”, in Philosophical Transactions: Giving Some Accompt of the Present Undertakings, Studies and...
    Synonyms:
    solvent

dissolvent meaning in Tamil

dissolvent in Tamil

கரைப்பான்

Synonyms of dissolvent

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Forms of dissolvent

Adjective
comparativemore dissolvent
superlativemost dissolvent
Noun
pluraldissolvents

Origin of dissolvent

Borrowed from Latin dissolvēns.

Questions about dissolvent

What does dissolvent mean?
Dissolvent means capable of dissolution into a fluid.
What is dissolvent in Tamil?
Dissolvent in Tamil is கரைப்பான். See Dissolvent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dissolvent?
Dissolvent can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near dissolvent in the dictionary

  1. dissolve
  2. dissolveable
  3. dissolved
  4. dissolvement
  5. dissolvements
  6. dissolvent
  7. dissolvents
  8. dissolver
  9. dissolvers
  10. dissolves
  11. dissolvest

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