solute

[ sol-yoot, soh-loot ]

/ ˈsɒl yut, ˈsoʊ lut /

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noun

the substance dissolved in a given solution.

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Origin of solute

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin solūtus, past participle of solvere to loosen, dissolve. See solve

Words nearby solute

soluble glass, soluble RNA, solum, solunar, solus, solute, solution, solution mining, solution set, solutizer, Solutrean

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How to use solute in a sentence

Page 22, changed "irres-solute" to "irresolute" and added missing quote before "Malaeska, we must part."
Malaeska|Ann S. Stephens
His maxims are like hard and sharp crystals, precipitated from the worldly wisdom blandly solute and dilute in Montaigne.
Classic French Course in English|William Cleaver Wilkinson
The liquid in which the substance dissolves is called the solvent, while the dissolved substance is called the solute.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
If all riddles were as readily solute as this, it were scantly worth the trouble to make them.
Robin Tremayne|Emily Sarah Holt

Before solution the solute or dissolved substance may be solid, liquid, or gaseous.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane Leduc

British Dictionary definitions for solute

solute

/ (sɒˈljuːt) /

noun

the component of a solution that changes its state in forming the solution or the component that is not present in excess; the substance that is dissolved in another substanceCompare solvent

adjective

botany rare loose or unattached; free

Word Origin for solute

C16: from Latin solūtus free, unfettered, from solvere to release

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Scientific definitions for solute

solute

[ sŏl′yōōt ]

A substance that is dissolved in another substance (a solvent), forming a solution.