How do you pronounce solvent?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɔlvənt/.

solvent

/ˈsɔlvənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: sol-vent
IPA: /ˈsɔlvənt/

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Meaning

noun

A fluid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.

noun

That which resolves.

adj

Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.

adj

Having the power of dissolving; causing solution.

Example Sentences

"Holonym: solution"
"Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer."
"It explains. And explanation is the true solvent of mystery."
"Near-synonyms: above water, in the black"
"Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident."

Etymology

From French solvent, from Latin solventem, accusative singular of solvens, present participle of solvō. By surface analysis, solv(e) + -ent.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: solvent, solventem

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɔlvənt/
British English: /ˈsɒlvənt/

Inflected Forms

solvents (plural)

Derived Forms

antisolvent biosolvent cosolvent cryosolvent desolventizing nonsolvent plumbosolvent protosolvent solvency solventless solvently solventogenesis

Phrases

cash solvent solvent abuse solvent abuser solvent extraction Stoddard solvent universal solvent

Frequently Paired Words

solute acidic

Synonyms

dissolver resolver solver problemsolver above water in the black dissolvent solution answer result resolution

Antonyms

solute insolvent in the red

Rhymes With

insolvent