solvent.
(Of the ant part. act ofsolver;) LAT.( solvens, - entis).
3. adj. capable of satisfying them.
5. adj. able to fulfil an obligation, a charge, etc., and more in particular, capable of fulfilling them carefully and zealously.
6. adj. Quím. Said of a substance: that can dissolve and produce a homogeneous mixture with another. U t. c. s.