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English noun: dissolving agent

1. dissolving agent (substance) a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances


SamplesThe solvent does not change its state in forming a solution.


Synonymsdissolvent, dissolver, resolvent, solvent


Broader (hypernym)medium


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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