How to say "solvent" in Japanese

• 溶剤ようざいCommon
  nounCovers solvent in the practical, industrial sense: a liquid used for dissolving or thinning paints, grease, and similar materials, as in manufacturing or cleaning contexts.
  その液えきから溶剤ようざいを揮発きはつさせる。残のこるのは、香かおり成分せいぶんと植物しょくぶつワックスの塊かたまり。↗

  Vaporise the solvent from the liquid. What's left is the perfume component and a lump of vegetable wax.
• 溶媒ようばいCommon
  nounThe scientific term for a solvent, the medium in which a solute dissolves to form a solution; this is the word you want in chemistry and laboratory discussions.

Use 溶媒 for a solvent that dissolves another substance, especially in chemistry; 溶剤 is close but often refers to industrial solvents such as thinners and cleaning agents.

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• 溶剤ようざいsolvent
• 溶媒ようばいsolvent
• フラックスsolvent