solvent, n.
(solvents)
freq. cnt. 1
(solvents)
freq. cnt. 1
a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
<noun.substance> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
dissolvent dissolver dissolving agent resolvent solvent
sample sentences
"the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"
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semantic pointers
hyponym
acetone, propanone, dimethyl ketone
chlorobenzene
carbolic acid, phenol, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid
carbon tetrachloride, carbon tet, tetrachloromethane, perchloromethane
hexane
menstruum
naphtha
remover
alkahest, alcahest, universal solvent
toluene, methylbenzene
xylene, xylol
hypernym
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 54 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 8
answer resolution result solution solvent
sample sentences
"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"
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lexical pointers
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