solute : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: solute	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for solute
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
solute n the dissolved matter in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Solute \Solute"\, a. [L. solutus, p. p. of solvere to loosen. See {Solve}.] 1. Loose; free; liberal; as, a solute* interpretation. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. Relaxed; hence; merry; cheerful. [R.] A brow solute, and ever-laughing eye. --Young. 3. Soluble; as, a solute salt. [Obs.] 4. (Bot.) Not adhering; loose; -- opposed to {adnate}; as, a solute stipule.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Solute \Solute"\, v. t. 1. To dissolve; to resolve. [Obs.] 2. To absolve; as, to solute* sin. [Obs.] --Bale.