solute
solute — noun
1. any solid, liquid, or gas that becomes fully mixed into a solvent, forming a sin
any solid, liquid, or gas that becomes fully mixed into a solvent, forming a single solution
If you add salt to water, the salt is the solute and water the solvent.
solute and solvent — contrasting pair
The solute in this experiment is sugar, which dissolves quickly in warm water.
solute + in + [experiment / substance]
Nadia measured the amount of each solute before mixing them into the liquid.
A chemist must check whether the solute will dissolve fully at room temperature.
Christopher added more solute to the beaker until no more would dissolve.
- dissolved substance
less technical; used in plain-English explanations
- dissolvate
extremely rare; only in specialised chemistry texts
- solvent
the substance that dissolves the solute
文法句型
solute + in + [solvent]
solute + verb (dissolves, is added, mixes)
用法筆記
Frequently used alongside the contrasting term solvent to explain how solutions are formed. Common in science textbooks and lab instructions.