dissolvent
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1. a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | medium, |
definition | : | an intervening substance through which something is achieved (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | acetone, dimethyl ketone, propanone, |
definition | : | the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | chlorobenzene, |
definition | : | a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and DDT and other organic compounds (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | hexane, |
definition | : | a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | menstruum, |
definition | : | (archaic) a solvent (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | naphtha, |
definition | : | any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | remover, |
definition | : | a solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface) (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | methylbenzene, toluene, |
definition | : | a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | xylene, xylol, |
definition | : | a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent (noun.substance) |
derivation | : | dissolve, |
definition | : | pass into a solution (verb.change) |
derivation | : | solvate, |
definition | : | undergo solvation or convert into a solvate (verb.change) |
derivation | : | solvate, |
definition | : | cause a solvation in (a substance) (verb.change) |
derivation | : | dissolve, |
definition | : | pass into a solution (verb.change) |
derivation | : | solvate, |
definition | : | undergo solvation or convert into a solvate (verb.change) |
derivation | : | solvate, |
definition | : | cause a solvation in (a substance) (verb.change) |
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