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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

용제

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yongje

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dissolvent/dɪˈzɒlvənt/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #45000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 용제는 페인트를 지우는 데 사용되었다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance, especially a liquid, that has the power to dissolve another substance.

    "The technician used a strong dissolvent to remove the stubborn adhesive from the metal surface."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Capable of dissolving or melting a solid substance; solvent.

    "The dissolvent properties of the chemical solution quickly broke down the organic compound."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin dissolventem, the present participle of dissolvere (to loosen, dissolve), combining dis- (apart) and solvere (to loosen). Entering English in the late 16th century, the term originally referred to chemical agents capable of dissolving solid substances.

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