溶媒

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 溶媒 is read as ようばい and is a noun for a solvent, the medium in which another substance is dissolved to form a solution.
• Basic usage: Adding powder appears in 粉末を溶媒に入れる, while comparing types appears in 二種類の溶媒による違い.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The dissolving medium
  • In an experiment, it identifies the medium that receives and dissolves another substance.
• Difference from 溶質
  • 溶質 is the substance being dissolved, while 溶媒 is the medium that dissolves it.