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| naphtha |
a colorless, flammable liquid distilled from coal or petroleum and used mainly as a solvent and cleaning agent. |
| osmotic pressure |
the pressure created by a solvent in passing through a semipermeable membrane. (See osmosis.) |
| propylene glycol |
a thick colorless liquid used as a lubricant, in antifreeze, and as a solvent. |
| pyridine |
a colorless flammable liquid obtained by distilling coal tar or bone oil and used in synthesizing drugs and vitamins, as a solvent, and to denature alcohol. |
| quinoline |
a colorless liquid compound obtained from bones, coal tar, or alkaloids, or by synthesis, that is used as a solvent and in the making of dyes, antiseptics, and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| resolvent |
capable of causing a breaking down into constituent parts; solvent. [1/2 definitions] |
| rubber cement |
an adhesive made of unvulcanized rubber suspended in a volatile solvent. |
| solubility |
the amount of a substance that can be dissolved in a particular solvent under given conditions. [1/2 definitions] |
| solvate |
a compound produced by the chemical interaction of a solvent and a solute. [1/2 definitions] |
| solvency |
the condition of being solvent; ability to pay all due debts. |
| solventless |
combined form of solvent. |
| toluene |
a colorless combustible liquid hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar and petroleum, used in high octane fuels, dyes, and explosives, and as a solvent. |
| turpentine |
a thin oil produced by distillation from this mixture, used esp. as a paint thinner and solvent. [1/4 definitions] |
| water |
a particular kind of water, or a solution that has water as the solvent. [1/14 definitions] |
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