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solvent /sol·vent/ (sol´vent)

1. dissolving; effecting a solution.

2. a substance, usually a liquid, that dissolves or is capable of dissolving; the component of a solution present in greater amount.

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sol·vent (slvnt)

adj.

Capable of dissolving another substance.

n.

1. A substance in which another substance is dissolved, forming a solution.

2. A substance capable of dissolving another substance.

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solvent

[sol′vənt]

Etymology: L, solvere, to dissolve

1 any liquid in which another substance can be dissolved.

2 

Usage notes: informal.

an organic liquid, such as benzene, carbon tetrachloride, and other volatile petroleum distillates, that when inhaled can cause intoxication as well as damage to mucous membranes of the nose and throat and the tissues of the kidney, liver, and brain. Repeated, prolonged exposure can result in addiction, brain damage, blindness, and other serious consequences, some of them fatal. See also benzene poisoning, carbon tetrachloride, glue sniffing, petroleum distillate poisoning.

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solvent,

n a dissolving agent of a solution.

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solvent,

n a substance capable of or used in dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances; a liquid component of a solution present in greater amount than the solute.

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solvent

1. capable of dissolving other material.

2. the liquid in which another substance (the solute) is dissolved to form a solution.

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solvent drag

transfer of solutes across the intestinal wall by being carried along with the water flow driven by osmotic gradients across cell membranes.

solvent extraction of oil seeds

the oil is extracted by organic solvents, a modern process largely displacing extraction by pressure. The resulting cake or meal may be toxic, e.g. trichloroethylene extracted soybean meal.

solvent poisoning

cases of poisoning may be due to the solvent used in a medication, especially when these are petroleum products, as they are in many insecticide preparations.