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Definition of solute noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

solute

noun

/ˈsɒljuːt/,

/sɒˈljuːt/

/ˈsɑːljuːt/

(chemistry)

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a substance that has been dissolved in a liquid (= made to become part of the liquid) so that together they form a solutionTopics Physics and chemistryc2
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Latin solutum, neuter of solutus ‘loosened’, past participle of the verb solvere.

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