Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Financially sound: Capable of meeting financial obligations, especially having enough assets to pay all debts.
   • Capable of dissolving: Having the power to dissolve another substance.

2. Noun:

   • A liquid that dissolves: A substance, typically a liquid, capable of dissolving other substances to form a solution.
   • A means of solving: (Less common) Something that solves a problem or explains a solution.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • After years of struggle, the company is finally solvent again.
  • Water is a solvent substance for many salts.

• Noun:

  • Acetone is a common solvent used in nail polish remover.
  • The scientist sought a universal solvent for the compound.

Advanced Usage

• "To remain solvent": To continue to be financially stable and able to pay debts.

  • The business must increase sales to remain solvent.

• "Universal solvent": A hypothetical substance capable of dissolving all other substances (often used in alchemical or theoretical contexts).

  • Alchemists once searched for a universal solvent.

Variants and Related Words

• Solvency (n): The state of being financially solvent.

  • The bank confirmed the company's solvency.

• Solvate (v): To combine with a solvent.

  • The ions will solvate in the water.

• Insolvent (adj): The opposite of solvent; unable to pay debts.

  • The insolvent firm was forced into bankruptcy.

Synonyms

• Adjective (Financial): Creditworthy, sound, financially stable.
• Noun (Liquid): Dissolvent, diluent, menstruum (technical).

Related Phrases

• Solvent abuse: The dangerous inhalation of volatile solvents to become intoxicated.

  • Public health campaigns warn of the dangers of solvent abuse.

• Solvent extraction: A separation process in chemistry.

  • Solvent extraction is used to isolate the desired compound.

Adjective

1. capable of meeting financial obligations

Noun

1. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
   • they were trying to find a peaceful solution
   • the answers were in the back of the book
   • he computed the result to four decimal places
2. a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
   • the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution