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1. having assets in excess of liabilities; able to pay one's debts:

〖通例be ～〗 (負債などの)支払い能力のある

e.g. interest rate rises have very severe effects on normally solvent companies.

2. attributive able to dissolve other substances:

溶解力のある

e.g. osmotic, chemical, or solvent action.

the liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution.

〘化〙 «…の» 溶剤, 溶媒 «for, of»

a liquid, typically one other than water, used for dissolving other substances.

something that acts to weaken or dispel a particular attitude or situation:

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e.g. an unrivaled solvent of social prejudices.

mid 17th century: from Latin solvent- ‘loosening, unfastening, paying’, from the verb solvere.