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solute

[ sol-yoot, soh-loot ]

noun

  1. the substance dissolved in a given solution.


solute

/ sɒˈljuːt /

noun

  1. 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 substance Compare solvent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. rare.
    botany loose or unattached; free
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

solute

/ sŏlyo̅o̅t /

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of solute1

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

Origin of solute1

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

Page 22, changed "irres-solute" to "irresolute" and added missing quote before "Malaeska, we must part."

His maxims are like hard and sharp crystals, precipitated from the worldly wisdom blandly solute and dilute in Montaigne.

The liquid in which the substance dissolves is called the solvent, while the dissolved substance is called the solute.

If all riddles were as readily solute as this, it were scantly worth the trouble to make them.

Before solution the solute or dissolved substance may be solid, liquid, or gaseous.

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