SOLUTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does solute mean? 

• SOLUTE (noun)
  The noun SOLUTE has 1 sense:

1. the dissolved matter in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state

  Familiarity information: SOLUTE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOLUTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The dissolved matter in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("solute" is a kind of...):

matter (that which has mass and occupies space)

 Context examples 

This interaction plays a crucial role in setting the potential of the resting membrane, but also functions to regulate pH, the transport of organic solutes and the migration, differentiation and proliferation of cells.

(Ligand-Independent Chloride Ion Channel Activation, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of substance concentration defined as the concentration of millimoles of solute per mole of creatinine.

(Millimole Per Mole of Creatinine, NCI Thesaurus)

Assay conducted in an artificial environment, such as in a test tube, under a defined and controlled set of solvent and solute conditions.

(In Vitro Assay, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of amount of substance content measured as the number of moles of a solute substance (component) per mass of the solvent.

(Molality Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of content of amount of substance measured as the number of moles of solute per kilogram of the mixture.

(Molinity Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

A concentration unit equal to one micromole of solute in one liter of solution per unit of time equal to one second.

(Micromole Per Liter Per Second, NCI Thesaurus)

A concentration unit measured as the number gram equivalents of solute per liter of solution.

(Normality Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

The concentration of osmoles of solute per kilogram of solvent present in a sample.

(Osmolality, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of substance concentration defined as the concentration of millimoles of solute per gram of creatinine.

(Millimole Per Gram of Creatinine, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the osmoles of solute per kilogram of solvent present in a sample.

(Osmolality Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)