dissolvent adjective & noun.
[dɪ'zɒlv(ǝ)nt] M17.[Latin dissolvent- pres. ppl stem of dissolvere: see DISSOLVE verb, -ENT.]A. adjective. Having the property of causing something to dissolve or of becoming dissolved.
M17.b. noun. An agent which dissolves something; a solvent.
M17.■ J. Ray Firethe only Catholic Dissolvent. ■ F. Mahony Wine is the great dissolvent of mistrust. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲