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

Other minerals have a predictable range of colors due to elemental substitutions, usually via a solid solution.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

When chilled the carbides are retained in solid solution.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various