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universal solvents

universal solvents is the plural of universal solvent.

Meaning of universal solvent

Noun

universal solvent (plural universal solvents)

  1. The alkahest, a theorized substance that would be able to dissolve any other substance.
  2. (informal) Water, which is capable of dissolving many substances.

Questions about universal solvents

What is universal solvents the plural of?
Universal solvents is the plural of universal solvent.

Words near universal solvents in the dictionary

  1. universal set
  2. universal sets
  3. universal shunt
  4. universal shunts
  5. universal solvent
  6. universal solvents
  7. universal sorter
  8. universal suffrage
  9. Universal Time
  10. universal Turing machine
  11. universal Turing machines

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