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Webster 1913 Edition
Solute
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
stipuleSo-lute′
,Verb.
T.
1.
To dissolve; to resolve.
[Obs.]
2.
To absolve;
as, to
. solute
sin[Obs.]
Bale.
Webster 1828 Edition
Solute
SOLU'TE
,Adj.
1.
In a general sense, loose; free; as a solute interpretation. [Not in use.]2.
In botany, loose; not adhering; opposed to adnate; as a solute stipule.SOLU'TE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
solute
solute
See also: soluté
English
Adjective
solute (comparative more solute, superlative most solute)
- Loose; free; liberal
- a solute interpretation
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
- Relaxed, hence, merry; cheerful
- Young
- A brow solute, and ever-laughing eye.
- Young
- Able to be dissolved; soluble
- a solute salt
- (botany) Not adhering; loose; opposed to adnate
- a solute stipule
Translations
Noun
solute (plural solutes)
Translations
substance that is dissolved in a solvent
Verb
solute (third-person singular simple present solutes, present participle soluting, simple past and past participle soluted)
- (obsolete) To dissolve.
- (obsolete) To absolve.
- to solute sin
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bale to this entry?)
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
solute
- vocative masculine singular of solutus
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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “solute”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.