solute

[ sol-yoot, soh-loot ]

noun

1. the substance dissolved in a given solution.

solute

/ sɒˈljuːt /

noun

1. See solvent
   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

adjective

1. rare.
   botany loose or unattached; free

solute

/ sŏl′yo̅o̅t /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of solute¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of solute¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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