Solvent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɑːlvənt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɒlvənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɒlvənt/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɑːlvənt/.

Examples

the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution
they were trying to find a peaceful solution
the answers were in the back of the book

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

resolvent solution dissolving agent dissolvent dissolver answer result resolution

Antonyms

insolvent

Parts of Speech

noun	a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances “the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution”
noun	a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem “they were trying to find a peaceful solution”
adjective	capable of meeting financial obligations

Word Forms

solvate	verb	cause a solvation in (a substance)
dissolve	verb	cause to go into a solution
resolve	verb	cause to go into a solution
answer	verb	give the correct answer or solution to
solve	verb	find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
solvency	noun	the ability to meet maturing obligations as they come due

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lösungsmittel

eine flüssige Substanz, die in der Lage ist, andere Substanzen aufzulösen

🇫🇷French

solvant

une substance liquide capable de dissoudre d'autres substances

🇪🇸Spanish

solvente

Sustancia líquida capaz de disolver otras sustancias.

🇮🇹Italian

solvente

una sostanza liquida capace di sciogliere altre sostanze

🇳🇱Dutch

oplosmiddel

een vloeibare substantie die andere substanties kan oplossen

🇵🇹Portuguese

solvente

uma substância líquida capaz de dissolver outras substâncias

🇷🇺Russian

растворитель

жидкое вещество, способное растворять другие вещества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विलायक

एक तरल पदार्थ जो अन्य पदार्थों को घोलने में सक्षम हो

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্রাবক

একটি তরল পদার্থ যা অন্যান্য পদার্থ দ্রবীভূত করতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

கரைப்பான்

மற்ற பொருட்களைக் கரைக்கும் திறன் கொண்ட ஒரு திரவப் பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ద్రావకం

ఇతర పదార్ధాలను కరిగించే సామర్థ్యం గల ద్రవ పదార్ధం

🇮🇳Marathi

दिवाळखोर

इतर पदार्थ विरघळण्यास सक्षम द्रव पदार्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

દ્રાવક

અન્ય પદાર્થોને ઓગળવામાં સક્ષમ પ્રવાહી પદાર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದ್ರಾವಕ

ಇತರ ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳನ್ನು ಕರಗಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವಿರುವ ದ್ರವ ಪದಾರ್ಥ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലായക

മറ്റ് പദാർത്ഥങ്ങളെ അലിയിക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ള ഒരു ദ്രാവക പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੋਲਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਤਰਲ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਦੂਜੇ ਪਦਾਰਥਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਘੁਲਣ ਦੇ ਸਮਰੱਥ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سالوینٹس

ایک مائع مادہ جو دوسرے مادوں کو تحلیل کرنے کی صلاحیت رکھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

溶剂

能够溶解其他物质的液体物质

🇯🇵Japanese

溶媒

他の物質を溶かすことができる液体物質

🇰🇷Korean

용제

다른 물질을 녹일 수 있는 액체 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dung môi

một chất lỏng có khả năng hòa tan các chất khác

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวทำละลาย

สารของเหลวที่สามารถละลายสารอื่นได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelarut

zat cair yang mampu melarutkan zat lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pantunaw

isang likidong sangkap na may kakayahang matunaw ang iba pang mga sangkap

🇲🇾Malay

pelarut

bahan cecair yang mampu melarutkan bahan lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مذيب

مادة سائلة قادرة على إذابة مواد أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

حلال

یک ماده مایع که می تواند مواد دیگر را حل کند

🇹🇷Turkish

çözücü

diğer maddeleri çözebilen sıvı bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֵמֵס

חומר נוזלי המסוגל להמיס חומרים אחרים

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