溶媒|ようばいyoubai[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, chemistrysolvent

• Synonym溶剤ようざいNeutralAlso 'solvent', but stresses a liquid used for dissolving things and leans toward industrial products; more common than 「溶媒」.
• Antonym溶質ようしつNeutralThe substance that is dissolved in 「溶媒」; the two words form an opposite pair (solute vs. solvent).

Use 「溶媒」 for a liquid that dissolves other substances; it leans toward chemistry terminology. For industrial products say 「溶剤」, and for the substance being dissolved say 「溶質」.

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1. 他ほかの物質ぶっしつを溶とかしている液体えきたい。