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solute¹

  • /ˈsɒljuːt/

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Borrowed from Latin solutus, past participle of solvo.

adjective more solute · most solute

  1. Free; liberal; loose. a solute interpretation
  2. Relaxed; hence, cheerful, merry. So ſung Philander, as his Friend went round / In the rich Ichor, in the gen'rous Blood / Of Bacchus, purple God of joyous Wit, / A Brow ſolute, and ever-laughing Eye.

    Similar: easygoing, laid-back, airy, at ease, at peace, carefree, careless, casual, chill, cool, devil-may-care, easy-breezy

  3. Able to be dissolved; soluble. a solute salt
  4. Not adhering; loose. a solute stipule

    Opposite: adnate

noun solutes

  1. Any substance that is dissolved in a liquid solvent to create a solution. Holonym: solution

    Opposite: solvent, dissolver

verb solutes · soluting · soluted

  1. obsolete To dissolve. In summer, the action of the air as a menstruum, is rendered so powerful by the increase of heat, that water is immediately and intimately combined with it: for when the particles of water are influenced by heat, and acted upon by a dry, warm air, they easilty rise therein, and become soluted in the
  2. obsolete To solve; to expose the errors of; to explain to solute sin

solute²

verb solutes · soluting · soluted

  1. alternative, obsolete Alternative form of salute To whom Ledovick the Emperour, descending from his Horse, fell down upon the Earth thrice before his feete, and the third time soluted him thus, blessed be the Lord God, who commeth in the Name of the Lord, and who hath shined upon us.

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noun substance that is dissolved in a solvent

Españolsoluto
한국어용질 yongjil
Portuguêssoluto
Françaissoluté
Italianosoluto

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@misc{solute_2026,
  title = {solute},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/solute},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}