Definition of Solutes. Meaning of Solutes. Synonyms of Solutes

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Definition of Solutes

Solute
Solute So*lute", 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.
Solute
Solute So*lute", v. t. 1. To dissolve; to resolve. [Obs.] 2. To absolve; as, to solute sin. [Obs.] --Bale.

Meaning of Solutes from wikipedia

- substances, which are called solutes. When, as is often but not necessarily the case, the sum of the mole fractions of solutes is small compared with unity...
- Solute pumping is a form of active transport of a solute through a cell membrane. Solute pumping allows a molecule that cannot regularly cross the lipid...
- tonicity is influenced only by solutes that cannot cross the membrane, as only these exert an effective osmotic pressure. Solutes able to freely cross the membrane...
- two substances are said to be at the solubility equilibrium. For some solutes and solvents, there may be no such limit, in which case the two substances...
- penetrating solutes and non-penetrating solutes, whereas tonicity takes into account the total concentration of non-freely penetrating solutes only. Penetrating...
- can solvate solutes that can accept hydrogen bonds. Similarly, solvents that can accept a hydrogen bond can solvate H-bond-donating solutes. The hydrogen...
- macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids (e.g. DNA and RNA). Chaotropic solutes increase the entropy of the system by interfering with intermolecular interactions...
- the solutes dissolved in it. Part of the chamber opens to a differentially permeable membrane that lets water molecules through, but not the solute particles...
- human cells, osmosis is essential for maintaining the balance of water and solutes, ensuring optimal cellular function. Imbalances in osmotic pressure can...
- Dutch chemist Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff) is a measure of the effect of a solute on colligative properties such as osmotic pressure, relative lowering in...