dissolving agent

Noun
  1. A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances (synset 115071880)
    "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"
    is a type of: medium - an intervening substance through which something is achieved
    subtypes:
    • acetone, dimethyl ketone, propanone - the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
    • chlorobenzene - a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and DDT and other organic compounds
    • carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenol, phenylic acid - a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
    • carbon tet, carbon tetrachloride, perchloromethane, tetrachloromethane - a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined
    • hexane - a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent
    • menstruum - (archaic) a solvent
    • naphtha - any of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents
    • remover - a solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface)
    • alcahest, alkahest, universal solvent - hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
    • methylbenzene, toluene - a colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels
    • xylene, xylol - a colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent
    same as: dissolvent, dissolver, resolvent, solvent

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