🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Solvente

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sol-ven-te

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dissolver/dɪsˈɒlvər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il chimico ha usato un solvente per migliorare la reazione."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance that causes another substance to dissolve.

    "The chemist added a dissolver to the solution to enhance the reaction."
  2. 2

    An agent or factor that brings about a change or dissolution.

    "In the context of relationships, time can act as a dissolver of past grievances."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'dissolver' originates from the Latin 'dissolvere', meaning 'to loosen or dissolve', which evolved through Middle English. The term has maintained its core meaning related to the act of causing a substance to become incorporated into a liquid.

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