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solvent (adj.)
[solvent 词源字典]
1650s, "able to pay all one owes," from French
solvent
, from Latin
solventem
(nominative
solvens
), present participle of
solvere
"loosen, dissolve" (see
solve
).
[solvent etymology, solvent origin, 英语词源]
solvent (n.)
"substance able to dissolve other substances," 1670s, from Latin
solventem
(see
solvent
(n.)).