Need another word that means the same as “solvent”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “solvent” in this overview.
Table Of Contents:
- Solvent as a Noun
- Definitions of "Solvent" as a noun
- Synonyms of "Solvent" as a noun (8 Words)
- Usage Examples of "Solvent" as a noun
- Solvent as an Adjective
- Definitions of "Solvent" as an adjective
- Synonyms of "Solvent" as an adjective (10 Words)
- Usage Examples of "Solvent" as an adjective
- Associations of "Solvent" (30 Words)
The synonyms of “Solvent” are: able to pay one's debts, not in debt, out of debt, in the black, in funds, in credit, creditworthy, of good financial standing, solid, secure, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, answer, resolution, result, solution
Solvent as a Noun
Definitions of "Solvent" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “solvent” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- The liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution.
- Something that acts to weaken or dispel a particular attitude or situation.
- A liquid, typically one other than water, used for dissolving other substances.
- A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem.
- A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances.
Synonyms of "Solvent" as a noun (8 Words)
answer | The principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff’s complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant’s plea of `guilty’ or `not guilty’ (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff’s complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims. The answers were in the back of the book. |
dissolvent | A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances. The experience of death could strengthen family ties rather than act as a dissolvent. |
dissolver | A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances. |
dissolving agent | A gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out. |
resolution | Computer science the number of pixels per square inch on a computer generated display the greater the resolution the better the picture. He handled the last British actions of the war with resolution. |
resolvent | A resolvent equation function or expression. |
result | Something that results. Exam results. |
solution | A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances frequently but not necessarily a liquid solution. If we add aqueous ammonia to this precipitate solution occurs. |
Usage Examples of "Solvent" as a noun
- An unrivalled solvent of social prejudices.
- The solvent does not change its state in forming a solution.
Solvent as an Adjective
Definitions of "Solvent" as an adjective
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “solvent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
- Having assets in excess of liabilities; able to pay one's debts.
- Capable of meeting financial obligations.
- Able to dissolve other substances.
Synonyms of "Solvent" as an adjective (10 Words)
able to pay one's debts | Having a strong healthy body. |
creditworthy | Having an acceptable credit rating. |
in credit | Directed or bound inward. |
in funds | Holding office. |
in the black | Directed or bound inward. |
not in debt | Holding office. |
of good financial standing | Tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health. |
out of debt | Excluded from use or mention. |
secure | Free from danger or risk. His fortune was secure. |
solid | Of good quality and condition solidly built. The stream was frozen solid. |
Usage Examples of "Solvent" as an adjective
- Osmotic, chemical, or solvent action.
- Interest rate rises have very severe effects on normally solvent companies.
Associations of "Solvent" (30 Words)
acid | Containing acid or having the properties of an acid having a pH of less than 7. She was stung into acid defiance. |
alkali | A compound with particular chemical properties including turning litmus blue and neutralizing or effervescing with acids; typically, a caustic or corrosive substance of this kind such as lime or soda. Flint is not subject to chemical weathering except by strong alkalis. |
anhydrous | (of a substance, especially a crystalline compound) containing no water. |
aqueous | Similar to or containing or dissolved in water. An eerie aqueous light. |
deliquescent | Becoming liquid, or having a tendency to become liquid. |
dilution | A diluted solution. The milk factor is greatly reduced by dilution. |
disband | Stop functioning or cohering as a unit. The principal disbanded the political student organization. |
dissolve | Bring the association of to an end or cause to break up. The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections. |
extraction | The ethnic origin of someone’s family. A dental extraction. |
fluid | Characteristic of a fluid capable of flowing and easily changing shape. The fluid political situation of the 1930s. |
fuel | Take in fuel as of a ship. Any protein intake can also be used as fuel. |
gas | A fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely. After gassing up the car he went into the restaurant. |
hydrate | Become hydrated and combine with water. A powerful moisturizer that hydrates the skin for up to twelve hours. |
iceberg | A large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier. Iceberg is still the most popular lettuce. |
immiscible | (chemistry, physics) incapable of mixing. Benzene is immiscible with water. |
isotope | Each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, and hence differ in relative atomic mass but not in chemical properties; in particular, a radioactive form of an element. Radioactive isotopes of caesium strontium and plutonium. |
kerosene | A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters. |
liquefaction | The conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid. Helium can be obtained from the liquefaction of natural gas. |
liquid | Having ready cash or liquid assets. Liquid fertilizer. |
melt | A quantity of metal melted in one operation. The precipitation falls as snow and is released during the spring melt. |
meltwater | Water formed by the melting of snow and ice, especially from a glacier. Meltwater lies in pools on the frozen ground. |
naphtha | A flammable oil containing various hydrocarbons, obtained by the dry distillation of organic substances such as coal, shale, or petroleum. |
oil | Lubricate coat or impregnate with oil. Young had some good oil on the Adelaide races. |
oxidize | Enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide. The fats in the food will oxidize turning it rancid. |
petrochemical | A chemical obtained from petroleum and natural gas. A huge petrochemical works producing plastics. |
petroleum | A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. |
saturated | Denoting fats containing a high proportion of fatty acid molecules without double bonds considered to be less healthy in the diet than unsaturated fats. The glitzy media saturated plasticity of Los Angeles. |
silicate | Any of the many minerals consisting of silica combined with metal oxides, forming a major component of the rocks of the earth’s crust. |
soluble | (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water. The puzzle is soluble. |
thaw | A period of warmer weather that thaws ice and snow. Dethaw the meat. |