solvent
Example Sentences
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The use of a local, edible, ready-to-use solvent was a major advantage.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
Lawmakers from both parties will have to work together to keep these programs solvent for the long term.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
People in Killin had reported a solvent taste and smell to their water supply on Friday morning.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
When the time came, it was the “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York,” starring John Turturro as a sleight-of-hand artist struggling to stay solvent when fewer marks carry cash.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
The spray was a 25 per cent DDT concentrate suspended in a solvent containing methylated naphthalenes.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.