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solvent

[sol-vuhnt] / ˈsɒl vənt /


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The method uses a temperature responsive solvent to pull lithium directly from salty underground brines, even when lithium concentrations are low or mixed with other minerals that are difficult to separate.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

The Social Security trustees projected that this package of adjustments would keep the system solvent for the next 75 years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

In a financial panic, Bagehot prescribes, a central bank should lend freely to solvent banks against good collateral at a high rate of interest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Treasury, Emirati firms handle by far the world’s highest volume of Iran’s shadow funds, exploiting opaque registries and lax rules to keep Tehran solvent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

The spray was a 25 per cent DDT concentrate suspended in a solvent containing methylated naphthalenes.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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