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  • noun Plural form of solute.

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Examples

  • In his theory, heating raises the freezing point of water by driving off solutes such as carbon dioxide, which means heating water increases the chance that it will freeze first, rather than it being purely random as Brownridge suggests.

    The Mpemba Effect ewillett 2010

  • In his theory, heating raises the freezing point of water by driving off solutes such as carbon dioxide, which means heating water increases the chance that it will freeze first, rather than it being purely random as Brownridge suggests.

    The Mpemba Effect ewillett 2010

  • If I take a glass of seawater and add a teaspoon of salt what gets kicked out or do the proportions of the ions/solutes merely change and nothing gets kicked out?

    About: Blinded by Science 2010

  • If I take a glass of seawater and add a teaspoon of salt what gets kicked out or do the proportions of the ions/solutes merely change and nothing gets kicked out?

    About: Blinded by Science 2010

  • Precipitation is a variable and complex mixture of particulates and solutes derived from local sources and long-range transport.

    Acid rain 2010

  • You must heat the liquid with solutes higher to get the vapor pressure in it to equal the atmospheric pressure, so it has a higher boiling point.

    A not-so-mythic food rule, debated 2009

  • Best friend tonight, it is me, your humble beneficiary that solutes you.

    CNN Transcript Jul 10, 2008 2008

  • It has not been convincingly demonstrated that very dilute solutions of amino acids mixed with other organic solutes can assemble into polymeric structures in simulated early Earth environments.

    A Minimal Genome 2006

  • The mechanical motion of the water and the introduction of bubbles into the system is also beneficial in maintaining a reasonable and healthful mixture of solutes and gasses in solution.

    DIY Under-gravel Aquarium Filters Possible -- Not Recommended 2007

  • Osmosis is the movement of water (red dots) through a semipermeable membrane to a higher concentration of solutes (blue dots).

    Archive 2007-01-01 Mother Jones RN 2007

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