English noun: resolvent |
1. | resolvent (substance) a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances |
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| Samples | The solvent does not change its state in forming a solution.
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| Synonyms | dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, solvent |
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| Broader (hypernym) | medium |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | acetone, alcahest, alkahest, carbolic acid, carbon tet, carbon tetrachloride, chlorobenzene, dimethyl ketone, hexane, hydroxybenzene, menstruum, methylbenzene, naphtha, oxybenzene, perchloromethane, phenol, phenylic acid, propanone, remover, tetrachloromethane, toluene, universal solvent, xylene, xylol |
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