dissolvent

Meanings

Plural: dissolvents

Noun

• a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
• A substance which can dissolve or be dissolved into a liquid.

Adj

• Capable of dissolution into a fluid.
• Having power to dissolve a solid body.

Synonyms

dissoluble, dissolvable, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, soluble, solvent

Antonyms

indissoluble, insoluble, undissolvable

Related Words

dissolubility