solute

səˈluːt

Definition

Definition of solute - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry

TECH.

substance dissolved in another substance

TECH.

Salt is a common solute in seawater..

Adjective

dissolvable

TECH.

able to be dissolved in liquid

TECH.

The sugar is solute in water.

dissoluble

dissolvable

soluble

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Origin of solute

Latin, solutus (loosened)

Terms with solute included in their meaning

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unsaturated

adj.

solution

not fully saturated with solute

saturated

adj.

solution

containing all solute that can dissolve

saturation

chemistry

the state of a solution holding maximum solute

molar

adj.

chemistry

containing one mole of solute per liter

molar concentration

measurement

concentration measured by moles of solute per liter

normal

adj.

chemistry

containing one equivalent weight of solute per litre

molal

adj.

chemistry

expressing concentration in moles of solute per kilogram of solvent

molal concentration

chemistry

concentration in moles of solute per kilogram of solvent

Examples of solute in a sentence

In the experiment, the solute dissolved completely in the solvent.
Salt is solute in warm water.
The chemical is solute in alcohol.

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French:soluté, soluble, ...
German:gelöster Stoff, löslich, ...
Italian:sostanza disciolta, solubile, ...
Spanish:sustancia disuelta, soluble, ...
Portuguese:soluto, solúvel, ...
Chinese:溶质, 可溶的, ...
Japanese:溶質, 溶けやすい, ...
Arabic:مُذَاب, قابِل لِلدَّوْبان, ...
Hebrew:חוֹמֶר מוּמָס, מִתְמוֹסֵס, ...
Russian:растворённое вещество, растворимый, ...
Ukrainian:розчинена речовина, розчинний, ...
Hindi:विलेय पदार्थ, घुलनशील, ...
Bengali:দ্রবীভূত পদার্থ, দ্রবণীয়, ...
Catalan:solut, soluble, ...
Czech:rozpuštěná látka, rozpustný, ...
Danish:opløst stof, opløselig, ...
Dutch:opgeloste stof, oplosbaar, ...
Greek:διαλυμένη ουσία, διαλυτός, ...
Hungarian:oldott anyag, oldható, ...
Khmer:សារធាតុរំលាយ, រលាយបាន, ...
Korean:용질, 용해 가능한, ...
Persian:حل شونده, قابل حل, ...
Polish:substancja rozpuszczona, rozpuszczalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):soluto, solúvel, ...
Romanian:solut, solubil, ...
Swedish:lösningsmedel, löslig, ...
Thai:ตัวละลาย, ละลายได้, ...
Turkish:çözünen madde, çözünebilir, ...
Vietnamese:chất tan, có thể hòa tan, ...

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Definition of solute - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

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