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English *noun*: dissolvent
1.	dissolvent (substance) a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
		Samples	The solvent does not change its state in forming a solution.
		Synonyms	dissolver, dissolving agent, 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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