solvent
     adj : capable of meeting financial obligations [ant: {insolvent}]
     n 1: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances;
          "the solvent does not change its state in forming a
          solution" [syn: {dissolvent}, {dissolver}, {dissolving
          agent}, {resolvent}]
     2: a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve
        the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful
        solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he
        computed the result to four decimal places" [syn: {solution},
         {answer}, {result}, {resolution}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0