01 a. Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as, the dissolvent juices of the stomach.
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Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as, the dissolvent juices of the stomach.
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Webster, 1913
dissolvent
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02 n. That which has the power of dissolving or melting other substances, esp. by mixture with them; a menstruum; a solvent.
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That which has the power of dissolving or melting other substances, esp. by mixture with them; a menstruum; a solvent.“Melted in the crucible dissolvents.” — A. Smith.“The secret treaty of December acted as an immediate dissolvent to the truce.” — Mothley.
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A remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions in the body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.(Med.)