meaning of dissolvent
1. Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as, the dissolvent juices of the stomach.
2. That which has the power of dissolving or melting other substances, esp. by mixture with them; a menstruum; a solvent.
3. A remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions in the body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.
4. a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a
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