solid solution

American  

noun

1. a solid, homogeneous mixture of substances, as glass or certain alloys.

2. (in a crystal structure) the more or less complete substitution of one kind of atom, ion, or molecule for another that is chemically different but similar in size and shape; isomorphism.

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solid solution British  

noun

1. chem a crystalline material in which two or more elements or compounds share a common lattice

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solid solution Scientific  

1. A uniform mixture of substances in solid form. Solid solutions often consist of two or more types of atoms or molecules that share a crystal lattice, as in certain metal alloys. Much of the steel used in construction, for example, is actually a solid solution of iron and carbon. The carbon atoms, which fit neatly within the iron's crystal lattice, add strength to its structure.

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Example Sentences

Greenwood, 32, has been a solid solution but England have been exposed by pace more recently, so Wiegman needed to expand the search.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

But for lots of other Xbox games, this is a solid solution that gets you closer to a portable Xbox than ever before, and other than the triggers I prefer its design to the Kishi.

From The Verge • Jan. 21, 2022

Giefers, H. & Nicol, M. High pressure X-ray diffraction study of all FeSn intermetallic compounds and one FeSn solid solution.

From Nature • Mar. 18, 2018

Minerals in this solid solution series have different mineral names.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

A quickly quenched carbon steel is mostly martensitic which, as noted, is a solid solution of beta iron and Page 113 cementite, hard and brittle.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)