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Word entry · 7 letters

solvent

Best crossword clue

"Able to pay debts"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɒlvənt/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted elnostvStarts with SEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. capable of meeting financial obligations

Word origin

From French solvent, from Latin solventem, accusative singular of solvens, present participle of solvō. By surface analysis, solv(e) + -ent.

Used in a sentence

  • Holonym: solution
  • Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
  • It explains. And explanation is the true solvent of mystery.

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