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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

विलेय

Pronunciation / Transliteration: viley

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Solute/ˈsɒl.juːt/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"नमक पानी में घुला हुआ विलेय है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The minor component in a solution, dissolved in the solvent.

    "Salt acts as the solute when it is completely dissolved in a beaker of water."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Dissolved; existing in solution.

    "The solute particles remained evenly distributed throughout the liquid."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'solutus', past participle of 'solvere' meaning to loosen, dissolve, or release. It entered scientific English in the late 19th century as a back-formation from solution, designating the minor component in a solution dissolved in the solvent.

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