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Meaning of Solvent | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈsɒlvənt

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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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