"solvents" in the noun sense
1. solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent
a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
"the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"
2. solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
"they were trying to find a peaceful solution"
"the answers were in the back of the book"
"he computed the result to four decimal places"
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