1. (noun)solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
"the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"
2. (noun)solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
"they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"
3. (adj)solvent capable of meeting financial obligations