solvent
adjEtymology From French solvent, from Latin solventem, accusative singular of solvens, present participle of solvō. By surface analysis, solv(e) + -ent.
1
Business, Finance Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.
- Near-synonyms: above water, in the black
2
Having the power of dissolving; causing solution.
- Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident.2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2017:
- Derived terms
- antisolvent, biosolvent, cash solvent, cosolvent, cryosolvent, desolventizing, nonsolvent, plumbosolvent, protosolvent, solvency, solvent abuse, solvent abuser, solvent extraction, solventless, solvently, solventogenesis, solventogenic, solventproof, Stoddard solvent, unisolvent, universal solvent
- Related terms
- acidic