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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
solute
/ˈsɒljuːt/
adjective1 of 2
a substance that has dissolved in a solvent and become part of the liquid, so that they form a solution
- “The solute is a calcium salt.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To dissolve.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))