sample solvent meaning

Noun: solvent    sólvunt A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" - dissolve...

Noun: sample    sãmpul A small part of something intended as representative of the whole  Items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about...

[Chemical engineering] "A solvent that, at certain temperatures and ratios with other materials, preferentially dissolves more of one component of a liquid or solids mixture than of anothe...

n. [ u ] getting high (= drugged) by inhaling (= breathing in) a strong-smelling chemical: Glue sniffing is solvent abuse.

[Architecture] An adhesive having a volatile organic liquid as a vehicle .

[Chemical engineering] "A petroleum refinery process used to remove asphaltic and resinous materials from reduced crude oils, lubricating oil stocks, gas oils, or middle distillates throug...

[Chemical engineering] See solvent deasphalting

[Chemical engineering] "A petroleum refinery process for solvent removal of wax from oils, the mixture of waxy oil and solvent is chilled, then filtered or centrifuged to remove the precip...

[Chemical engineering] "The separation of materials of different chemical types and solubilities by selective solvent action, that is, some materials are more soluble in one solvent than i...

[Architecture] The process of forming thermoplastic articles by dipping a mold into a solution of the resin and then drawing off the solvent, leaving a layer of plastic film adhering to t...