Solvent

Definitions

1. A fluid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.
2. That which resolves.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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