different between solute vs molal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin solutus, past participle of solvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?lju?t/

Adjective

solute (comparative more solute, superlative most solute)

1. Free; liberal; loose.
2. Relaxed; hence, cheerful, merry.
3. Able to be dissolved; soluble.

4. (botany) Not adhering; loose.

   Antonym: adnate

Related terms

Translations

Noun

solute (plural solutes)

1. Any substance that is dissolved in a liquid solvent to create a solution

Translations

Verb

solute (third-person singular simple present solutes, present participle soluting, simple past and past participle soluted)

1. (obsolete) To dissolve.

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2. (obsolete) To absolve.

   to solute sin

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Anagrams

• lutose, tousel, tousle

Latin

Adjective

sol?te

1. vocative masculine singular of sol?tus

References

• solute in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• solute in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• solute in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From mol(e) +? -al in the chemistry usage.

Adjective

molal (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Of or designating a solution that contains one mole of solute per 1000g of solvent

Derived terms

• molality

Translations

Anagrams

• Mallo, Molla, molla, ollam