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solvent (adj.)
1653, "able to pay all one owes," from Fr.
solvent,
from L.
solventem
(nom.
solvens
), prp. of
solvere
"loosen, dissolve" (see
solve
). Noun meaning "substance able to dissolve other substances" first recorded 1671.
