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单词 solvent
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Definition of solvent in English:

solvent

adjective ˈsɒlv(ə)ntˈsɑlvənt
  • 1Having assets in excess of liabilities; able to pay one's debts.

    interest rate rises have very severe effects on normally solvent companies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Therefore, credit spreads tend to zero for the short-term debt of a solvent firm.
    • WorldCom, although still very much in operation, has been losing market share to its solvent rivals.
    • Put simply, the pensions compensation scheme is an insurance plan, funded by a levy on solvent pension schemes, designed to protect the pensions of workers whose employers go bust.
    • It would, of course, be a strange case in which the third party chose to pursue the insolvent insured rather than the solvent insurer.
    • However, while the Trust had to prove their take-over plans were workable, solvent clubs can be traded with no questions asked by the governing body.
    • And if you've planned for it, it will keep you solvent as well.
    • It simply decides that on the facts of that case the parent company in question had a legitimate interest in preserving and maximising the assets of its solvent subsidiary.
    • A solvent insurer at one point can become insolvent soon for variety of reasons.
    • On the one hand, it is ultimately answerable to the ruling body of the Central Bank, whose overriding goal is to maintain a stable and solvent financial system.
    • If Neill's mum is already a member of a good quality occupational scheme which has the backing of a stable and solvent employer that might be her best option.
    • However distasteful the theory may be, we have to admit that vicarious liability owes its explanation, if not its justification, to the search for a solvent defendant.
    • Every Friday and Saturday, anyone who is solvent and ambient gets out and crawls.
    • There is a conflict of interest between keeping banks solvent and healthy and protecting consumers.
    • The issue for the government to decide is whether the KCA is a solvent organisation.
    • The main responsibility facing directors of solvent companies is to keep proper books and records and to file annual returns and accounts on time to the Companies Office every year.
    • Indeed so long as the company is solvent the shareholders are in substance the company.
    • Worse, solvent customers are charging less and paying down debt.
    • These are envisaged so that consumers can be more confident in the knowledge that they are dealing with financially solvent companies.
    • Seriously, if the opposition could only open their eyes they would see a large and financially solvent constituency looking for a home.
    • If one joint or joint and several debtor is insolvent, the loss resulting from his insolvency is spread equally among the solvent debtors.
    Synonyms
    financially sound, able to pay one's debts, debt-free, not in debt, out of debt, in the black, in funds, in credit, creditworthy, of good financial standing, solid, secure, profit-making
    Finance ungeared, unlevered
    rare unindebted
  • 2attributive Able to dissolve other substances.

    osmotic, chemical, or solvent action
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sometimes surfactants are mixed into solvent sealers so that the residue will mix with water for easier cleanup afterwards.
    • Apply (do not rub) a solvent type cleaner by blotting it onto stain with a clean, white terrycloth washcloth.
    • Some examples of solvent chemicals are paint thinners, most penetrating sealers, D-Limonene, and alcohol.
    • The tapes are available with solid adhesives or solvent acrylic and rubber adhesives.
    • The lacquer thinner is used as a final wash (with solvent strippers) after you've finished stripping.
    • Recent developments include the use of resin soaps and solvent gels, tailored to interact only with specific resin varnishes and leave oil formulations unaffected.
    • A solvent cleaner is usually effective for removing lipstick.
    • All solvent strippers are regarded as health hazards.
    • The solvent action is terrific, even removing crud from three pistols I had just cleaned with my EEL - a real crunch test.
    • Four different solvent media were considered: octane, tetrahydrofuran, acetonitrile, and water.
noun ˈsɒlv(ə)ntˈsɑlvənt
  • 1The liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The substance that is dissolved into the solvent is the solute.
    • In his dissertation, he presented theory and experiments on osmotic pressure of concentrated solutions of carbon dioxide in various solvents - just generalized soda water.
    • If less solute is added to the solvent then the solution is said to be unsaturated.
    • The solute is placed in the solvent and the concentrated solute slowly breaks into pieces.
    • When this occurs, the solid is called called a solute, the liquid is a solvent, and the result of the process is a solution.
    1. 1.1 A liquid, typically one other than water, used for dissolving other substances.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Emulsion resins contain primarily water as the carrier with small amounts of solvent.
      • Most shoemakers work in big factories where conditions are usually unhealthy because of the noise and working with chemical substances such as glues, solvents and dressings.
      • Rubber cements or solvent cements are adhesives that contain organic solvents rather than water.
      • Topics include chemical substances, principles of risk assessment, occupational asthma, solvents, and health surveillance.
      • Since the tested flavonoids are not directly soluble in water, some organic solvents were used as agents for their dissolution.
      • To use, simply wipe paint from the brush, remove excess paint with the appropriate solvent, then rinse the brash with water and rub the head on Brash Soap to form a lather.
      • The ore is transported to sizers and breakers, where it is crushed, mixed with water and solvent, and fed into a hydrotransport pipeline.
      • They're used in petroleum refining, removal of water from organic solvents, and other industrial processes.
      • TalstarOne multi-insecticide has no odorous or plant-damaging solvents because its formulation is water based and contains no alpha-cyano group.
      • The solvent affected 350 metres of the watercourse reacting with the water in a similar way water does to oil, creating a grey film with rainbow effect on the surface.
      • I use any of the black powder solvents or Ballistol mixed with a bit of water to do the initial clean-up to remove those corrosive primer salts.
      • Now rinse out your bearings with hot, soapy water to make sure you clear out all the solvent.
      • The triggering chemicals include multiple substances such as pesticides, solvents, perfumes, new carpets, automotive exhaust and tobacco smoke.
      • Since they are not controlled substances, inhalants such as glue and other volatile solvents are easily obtainable by children and pose a significant health threat.
      • Some cleaning products, pesticides, solvents and lead in drinking water from old pipes can be dangerous to your baby.
      • Next, you fill the jar with solvent and water, put the lid on and shake side to side.
      • For the statistical assessment of genotoxicity, the frequencies of each type of spot per fly were compared pairwise with the corresponding solvent or water control.
      • This observation complements the water stripping tendency of these solvents observed above.
      • Due to the hydrophobic nature of elastin, this amorphous, cross-linked protein is insoluble in water and many organic solvents.
      • Dry Cleaning is by definition, cleaning with solvents and little or no water.
    2. 1.2 Something that acts to weaken or dispel a particular attitude or situation.
      an unrivalled solvent of social prejudices
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It ensures individual autonomy of a sort, but also acts as a major solvent of local Aboriginal authority structures.
      • As a result, rock music became a powerful solvent of the state's credibility and power to inspire loyalty.
      • Thus free markets are the great solvent of prejudice.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin solvent- 'loosening, unfastening, paying', from the verb solvere.

 
 

Definition of solvent in US English:

solvent

adjectiveˈsɑlvəntˈsälvənt
  • 1Having assets in excess of liabilities; able to pay one's debts.

    interest rate rises have very severe effects on normally solvent companies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These are envisaged so that consumers can be more confident in the knowledge that they are dealing with financially solvent companies.
    • However, while the Trust had to prove their take-over plans were workable, solvent clubs can be traded with no questions asked by the governing body.
    • Indeed so long as the company is solvent the shareholders are in substance the company.
    • If Neill's mum is already a member of a good quality occupational scheme which has the backing of a stable and solvent employer that might be her best option.
    • WorldCom, although still very much in operation, has been losing market share to its solvent rivals.
    • Put simply, the pensions compensation scheme is an insurance plan, funded by a levy on solvent pension schemes, designed to protect the pensions of workers whose employers go bust.
    • Therefore, credit spreads tend to zero for the short-term debt of a solvent firm.
    • However distasteful the theory may be, we have to admit that vicarious liability owes its explanation, if not its justification, to the search for a solvent defendant.
    • On the one hand, it is ultimately answerable to the ruling body of the Central Bank, whose overriding goal is to maintain a stable and solvent financial system.
    • There is a conflict of interest between keeping banks solvent and healthy and protecting consumers.
    • Worse, solvent customers are charging less and paying down debt.
    • A solvent insurer at one point can become insolvent soon for variety of reasons.
    • And if you've planned for it, it will keep you solvent as well.
    • It would, of course, be a strange case in which the third party chose to pursue the insolvent insured rather than the solvent insurer.
    • Seriously, if the opposition could only open their eyes they would see a large and financially solvent constituency looking for a home.
    • If one joint or joint and several debtor is insolvent, the loss resulting from his insolvency is spread equally among the solvent debtors.
    • Every Friday and Saturday, anyone who is solvent and ambient gets out and crawls.
    • The issue for the government to decide is whether the KCA is a solvent organisation.
    • It simply decides that on the facts of that case the parent company in question had a legitimate interest in preserving and maximising the assets of its solvent subsidiary.
    • The main responsibility facing directors of solvent companies is to keep proper books and records and to file annual returns and accounts on time to the Companies Office every year.
    Synonyms
    financially sound, able to pay one's debts, debt-free, not in debt, out of debt, in the black, in funds, in credit, creditworthy, of good financial standing, solid, secure, profit-making
  • 2attributive Able to dissolve other substances.

    osmotic, chemical, or solvent action
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Four different solvent media were considered: octane, tetrahydrofuran, acetonitrile, and water.
    • Apply (do not rub) a solvent type cleaner by blotting it onto stain with a clean, white terrycloth washcloth.
    • The tapes are available with solid adhesives or solvent acrylic and rubber adhesives.
    • All solvent strippers are regarded as health hazards.
    • A solvent cleaner is usually effective for removing lipstick.
    • Recent developments include the use of resin soaps and solvent gels, tailored to interact only with specific resin varnishes and leave oil formulations unaffected.
    • The solvent action is terrific, even removing crud from three pistols I had just cleaned with my EEL - a real crunch test.
    • Sometimes surfactants are mixed into solvent sealers so that the residue will mix with water for easier cleanup afterwards.
    • Some examples of solvent chemicals are paint thinners, most penetrating sealers, D-Limonene, and alcohol.
    • The lacquer thinner is used as a final wash (with solvent strippers) after you've finished stripping.
nounˈsɑlvəntˈsälvənt
  • 1The liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The substance that is dissolved into the solvent is the solute.
    • The solute is placed in the solvent and the concentrated solute slowly breaks into pieces.
    • If less solute is added to the solvent then the solution is said to be unsaturated.
    • In his dissertation, he presented theory and experiments on osmotic pressure of concentrated solutions of carbon dioxide in various solvents - just generalized soda water.
    • When this occurs, the solid is called called a solute, the liquid is a solvent, and the result of the process is a solution.
    1. 1.1 A liquid, typically one other than water, used for dissolving other substances.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Most shoemakers work in big factories where conditions are usually unhealthy because of the noise and working with chemical substances such as glues, solvents and dressings.
      • Some cleaning products, pesticides, solvents and lead in drinking water from old pipes can be dangerous to your baby.
      • The ore is transported to sizers and breakers, where it is crushed, mixed with water and solvent, and fed into a hydrotransport pipeline.
      • Due to the hydrophobic nature of elastin, this amorphous, cross-linked protein is insoluble in water and many organic solvents.
      • Rubber cements or solvent cements are adhesives that contain organic solvents rather than water.
      • For the statistical assessment of genotoxicity, the frequencies of each type of spot per fly were compared pairwise with the corresponding solvent or water control.
      • This observation complements the water stripping tendency of these solvents observed above.
      • To use, simply wipe paint from the brush, remove excess paint with the appropriate solvent, then rinse the brash with water and rub the head on Brash Soap to form a lather.
      • The triggering chemicals include multiple substances such as pesticides, solvents, perfumes, new carpets, automotive exhaust and tobacco smoke.
      • The solvent affected 350 metres of the watercourse reacting with the water in a similar way water does to oil, creating a grey film with rainbow effect on the surface.
      • Since the tested flavonoids are not directly soluble in water, some organic solvents were used as agents for their dissolution.
      • Topics include chemical substances, principles of risk assessment, occupational asthma, solvents, and health surveillance.
      • Dry Cleaning is by definition, cleaning with solvents and little or no water.
      • Now rinse out your bearings with hot, soapy water to make sure you clear out all the solvent.
      • TalstarOne multi-insecticide has no odorous or plant-damaging solvents because its formulation is water based and contains no alpha-cyano group.
      • Since they are not controlled substances, inhalants such as glue and other volatile solvents are easily obtainable by children and pose a significant health threat.
      • Emulsion resins contain primarily water as the carrier with small amounts of solvent.
      • I use any of the black powder solvents or Ballistol mixed with a bit of water to do the initial clean-up to remove those corrosive primer salts.
      • They're used in petroleum refining, removal of water from organic solvents, and other industrial processes.
      • Next, you fill the jar with solvent and water, put the lid on and shake side to side.
    2. 1.2 Something that acts to weaken or dispel a particular attitude or situation.
      an unrivaled solvent of social prejudices
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As a result, rock music became a powerful solvent of the state's credibility and power to inspire loyalty.
      • Thus free markets are the great solvent of prejudice.
      • It ensures individual autonomy of a sort, but also acts as a major solvent of local Aboriginal authority structures.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin solvent- ‘loosening, unfastening, paying’, from the verb solvere.

 
 
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