solvent

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances (Freq. 1)
- the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution
• Syn:
dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent
• Derivationally related forms:
resolve (for: resolvent), dissolve (for: dissolver), dissolve (for: dissolvent), solvate
• Hypernyms:
medium
• Hyponyms:
acetone, propanone, dimethyl ketone, chlorobenzene, carbolic acid,
phenol, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid, carbon tetrachloride, carbon tet,
tetrachloromethane, perchloromethane, hexane, menstruum, naphtha, remover,
remover, alcahest, universal solvent, toluene, methylbenzene,
xylene, xylol
2. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- they were trying to find a peaceful solution
- the answers were in the back of the book
- he computed the result to four decimal places
• Syn:
solution, answer, result, resolution
• Derivationally related forms:
solve, answer (for: answer)
• Hypernyms:
statement
• Hyponyms:
denouement

II - adjective

capable of meeting financial obligations
• Ant:
insolvent
• Derivationally related forms:
solvency, solve

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  solution, answer, result, resolution, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent