Dissolvent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  dissolvent \dis*solv"ent\, a. [L. dissolvens, -entis, p. pr. of
     dissolvere.]
     Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as,
     the dissolvent juices of the stomach. --Ray.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dissolvent \Dis*solv"ent\, n.
     1. That which has the power of dissolving or melting other
        substances, esp. by mixture with them; a menstruum; a
        solvent.
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              Melted in the crucible dissolvents.   --A. Smith.
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              The secret treaty of December acted as an immediate
              dissolvent to the truce.              --Mothley.
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     2. (Med.) A remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions
        in the body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dissolvent
       n : a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances;
           "the solvent does not change its state in forming a
           solution" [syn: {solvent}, {dissolver}, {dissolving agent},
            {resolvent}]