solute
noun
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
solutes
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pluralof solute.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Combined, these two effects -- convection and thermophoresis -- drive accumulation and selective up-concentration of the various solutes in different places.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2024
Water and solutes, such as glycerol, urea, and boric acid, get transported through human Aqp10 depending on concentration gradients across the membrane.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
The endodermis contains a barrier to the movement of solutes and water that is made of lignin, the same material present in wood.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023
If the concentration of solutes of the cell matches that of the extracellular fluid, there will be no net movement of water into or out of the cell.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
Similar ionisation under electric forces enters, as we now believe, into all the chemical effects progressing in the galvanic cell, and, indeed, generally in ionised solutes.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by John Joly
