1
: able to pay all legal debts
a solvent company
2
: that dissolves or can dissolve
solvent action of water
solvently
adverb
1
: a usually liquid substance capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances
2
: something that provides a solution
3
: something that eliminates or attenuates something especially unwanted
Examples of solvent in a Sentence
Adjective
He couldn't stay solvent after losing his business.
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Adjective
Right now, Social Security is projected to be solvent for 10 more years — if the projections are right.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
Others have scaled back services while struggling to stay financially solvent as USAID has stopped payments — including those for services already rendered.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
At the heart of Seminole County’s water trouble is the esoteric chemical solvent 1,4-dioxane.
—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
Some chemicals, like ammonia, have all the right properties to make good solvents for life's chemistry to happen in.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Solvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solvent. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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solvent
1 of 2 adjective
sol·vent
ˈsäl-vənt 
ˈsȯl-
: able to pay all legal debts
solvent
2 of 2 noun
: a usually liquid substance capable of dissolving one or more other substances
Medical Definition
solvent
1 of 2 adjective
sol·vent
ˈsäl-vənt, ˈsȯl-
: that dissolves or can dissolve
solvent fluids
solvent action of water
solvent
2 of 2 noun
: a substance capable of or used in dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances
especially
: a liquid component of a solution present in greater amount than the solute
Legal Definition
solvent
adjective
sol·vent
ˈsäl-vənt
: able to pay all legal debts as they become due
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