Disolvers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Substances or agents that cause other materials to break down or separate into components; individuals or devices that bring about the end or termination of groups or agreements; chemical or physical means that enable the integration of solids into liquids or the decomposition of compounds
2. Entities or compounds that cause dissolution of solids or mixtures into their basic elements; people or mechanisms involved in disbanding organizations or alliances; materials facilitating the breakdown of substances through chemical reactions or physical actions
3. Agents responsible for the process of dissolving solids or mixtures into liquids; instruments or persons that effect the discontinuation of assemblies or partnerships; chemicals or processes that lead to the separation or breakdown of complex substances into simpler forms

Etymology: "Disolvers" is the plural of "disolver," a variant spelling of "dissolver," an agent noun formed from the verb "dissolve" and the suffix "-er." The verb comes from Latin "dissolvere," where "dis-" means "apart" and "solvere" means "to loosen or untie." That Latin root also gave English "solve," which originally meant to unfasten or loosen something, such as a knot, before it came to mean working out a problem. A dissolver is therefore, at root, an agent that unties a material's bonds so that its parts come apart.

Synonyms: dissolvers, melters, liquefiers, breakers, solvents