Solvent vs. Vehicle

Solventnoun

A liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.

Solventnoun

That which resolves.

Solventadjective

Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.

Solventadjective

Having the power of dissolving; causing solution.

Solventadjective

Having the power of dissolving; dissolving; as, a solvent fluid.

Solventadjective

Able or sufficient to pay all just debts; as, a solvent merchant; the estate is solvent.

Solventnoun

A substance (usually liquid) suitable for, or employed in, solution, or in dissolving something; as, water is the appropriate solvent of most salts, alcohol of resins, ether of fats, and mercury or acids of metals, etc.

Solventnoun

That which resolves; as, a solvent of mystery.

Solventnoun

a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances;

Solventnoun

a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem;

Solventadjective

capable of meeting financial obligations

Solvent

A solvent (from the Latin solvō, ) is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution. A solvent is usually a liquid but can also be a solid, a gas, or a supercritical fluid.

Vehiclenoun

A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.

Vehiclenoun

A medium for expression of talent or views.

Vehiclenoun

A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint. (FM 55-501).

Vehiclenoun

(pharmaceuticals) The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.

Vehiclenoun

An entity to achieve an end.

Vehiclenoun

(Buddhism) A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.

Vehiclenoun

(Hinduism) An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits

Vehiclenoun

That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon land.

Vehiclenoun

That which is used as the instrument of conveyance or communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy.

Vehiclenoun

A substance in which medicine is taken.

Vehiclenoun

Any liquid with which a pigment is applied, including whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive substance is combined with it.

Vehiclenoun

A liquid used to spread sensitive salts upon glass and paper for use in photography.

Vehiclenoun

a conveyance that transports people or objects

Vehiclenoun

a medium for the expression or achievement of something;

Vehiclenoun

any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another

Vehiclenoun

a thing used for transporting people or goods, especially on land, such as a car, lorry, or cart

Vehiclenoun

a thing used to express, embody, or fulfil something

Vehiclenoun

a substance that facilitates the use of a drug, pigment, or other material mixed with it

Vehiclenoun

a film, television programme, song, etc. that is intended to display the leading performer to the best advantage

Vehiclenoun

a privately controlled company through which an individual or organization conducts a particular kind of business, especially investment.

Vehicle

A vehicle (from Latin: vehiculum) is a machine that transports people or cargo. Vehicles include wagons, bicycles, motor vehicles (motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses), railed vehicles (trains, trams), watercraft (ships, boats), amphibious vehicles (screw-propelled vehicle, hovercraft), aircraft (airplanes, helicopters) and spacecraft.Land vehicles are classified broadly by what is used to apply steering and drive forces against the ground: wheeled, tracked, railed or skied.