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solvent

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. solvent (noun)
  2. universal solvent (noun)

2solvent

noun

Definition of SOLVENT

1
: a usually liquid substance capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances
2
: something that provides a solution
3
: something that eliminates or attenuates something especially unwanted
— sol·vent·less \-ləs\ adjective
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First Known Use of SOLVENT

1671

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

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