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UNIVERSAL SOLVENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does universal solvent mean?
• UNIVERSAL SOLVENT (noun)
The noun UNIVERSAL SOLVENT has 1 sense:
1. hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
Familiarity information: UNIVERSAL SOLVENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
alcahest; alkahest; universal solvent
Hypernyms ("universal solvent" is a kind of...):
dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)
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