| a. | 1. | Having the power of dissolving; dissolving; |
| 2. | Able or sufficient to pay all just debts; | |
| n. | 1. | (Chem.) A substance (usually liquid) suitable for, or employed in, solution, or in dissolving something; |
| 2. | That which resolves; |
| Noun | 1. | solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" |
| 2. | solvent - 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" | |
| Adj. | 1. | solvent - capable of meeting financial obligations Antonyms: insolvent - unable to meet or discharge financial obligations; "an insolvent person"; "an insolvent estate" |
SOLVENT. One who has sufficient to pay his debts, and all obligations. Dig. 50, 16, 114.
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