Definition of: solvent

(sol′vənt) adjective
1. Having means sufficient to pay all debts; having more assets than liabilities.
2. Having the power of dissolving.
—noun
1. That which solves.
2. A substance, generally a liquid, capable of dissolving other substances; that in which another substance is dissolved.
3. A medicine used for dissolving morbid concretions or obstructions in or upon some organ. [<L solvens, -entis, ppr. of solvere solve, loosen]