solute
/ˈsɒljuːt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɑːljuːt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsäl-ˌyüt/ (ame, mw)
solute — 名詞
- solutesingular
- solutesplural
1. any solid, liquid, or gas that becomes fully mixed into a solvent, forming a sin
溶質
溶解於溶劑中的物質
any solid, liquid, or gas that becomes fully mixed into a solvent, forming a single solution
If you add salt to water, the salt is the solute and water the solvent.
如果你把鹽加入水中，鹽就是溶質，而水則是溶劑。
solute and solvent — contrasting pair
The solute in this experiment is sugar, which dissolves quickly in warm water.
在這項實驗中，溶質是糖，它在溫水裡溶解得很快。
solute + in + [experiment / substance]
Nadia measured the amount of each solute before mixing them into the liquid.
Nadia 在將每種溶質混合到液體中之前，先測量了它們的量。
A chemist must check whether the solute will dissolve fully at room temperature.
化學師必須確認溶質在室溫下是否會完全溶解。
Christopher added more solute to the beaker until no more would dissolve.
Christopher 在燒杯裡加入了更多溶質，直到再也無法溶解為止。
- dissolved substance
less technical; used in plain-English explanations
- dissolvate
extremely rare; only in specialised chemistry texts
- solvent
the substance that dissolves the solute
文法句型
solute + in + [solvent]
solute + verb (dissolves, is added, mixes)
用法筆記
Frequently used alongside the contrasting term solvent to explain how solutions are formed. Common in science textbooks and lab instructions.