What is the medical term meaning away from the midline of the body? Lateral means away from the midline. Lateral Lateral is a term that means farther from the midline of the body.
For other uses, see Solvent (disambiguation). A solvent (from the Latin solvÅ, I loosen, untie, I solve) is a substance that dissolves a solute (a chemically different liquid, solid or gas), resulting in a solution. A solvent is usually a liquid but can also be a solid or a gas.
A solvent (from the Latin solvÅ, I loosen, untie, I solve) is a substance that dissolves a solute (a chemically different liquid, solid or gas), resulting in a solution.A solvent is usually a liquid but can also be a solid or a gas.he polarity, dipole moment, polarizability and hydrogen bonding of a solvent determines what type of compounds it is able to dissolve and with what other solvents or liquid compounds it is miscible.