Solvent - Definition
solvent
adj 1: capable of meeting financial obligations [ant:
insolvent]
n 1: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances;
"the solvent does not change its state in forming a
solution" [syn: solvent, dissolvent, dissolver,
dissolving agent, resolvent]
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, solvent]