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Solute vs Ion - What's the difference?

solute | ion |

As nouns the difference between solute and ion

is that solute is any substance that is dissolved in a liquid solvent to create a solution while ion is an atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.

As an adjective solute

is loose; free; liberal.

As a verb solute

is to dissolve.

As a proper noun Ion is

son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people.

solute

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Loose; free; liberal
    • a solute interpretation
    (Francis Bacon)
  • Relaxed, hence, merry; cheerful
  • * Young
    • A brow solute , and ever-laughing eye.
  • Able to be dissolved; soluble
    • a solute salt
  • (botany) Not adhering; loose; opposed to adnate
    • a solute stipule

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any substance that is dissolved in a liquid solvent to create a solution

    • Verb

    (solut)
  • (obsolete) To dissolve.
  • (obsolete) To absolve.
    • to solute sin
    (Bale)

    Anagrams

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    ion

    English

    (wikipedia ion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.

    • Derived terms

    * anion * autoion * byion * cation * coion * counterion * gegenion * ionic * ionise, ionize * ionogenic * ionome * macroion * microion * multiion * nebenion * photoion * polyion * sulphion * thermion