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solution

solution

99 3.0
A liquid mixture where one substance is dissolved in another
  • noun
  • /səˈluːʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : solución
  • For the experiment, we prepared a saline solution by dissolving salt in water.
  • a dilute solution
  • aqueous solution
  • buffer solution

Incubators, micro needles, nutrient solutions, lamps, the whole arsenal of things.

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Examples

  • You need saline solution, not water.

  • Then a concentrated solution of Izal, an industrial disinfectant, was poured over the beaten area.

    Academic text (2008)
  • To start off with, the solution is pale green.

  • The stability of the solution over time is unknown until such studies are conducted.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We'll stop by on Friday to adjust the IV solution, and I'll check it then.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I gave him a hypertonic solution.

  • And then your father put his braces in a chemical solution, causing the metal to turn green.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Rouse him every four hours and make him drink a dilute solution of this elixir.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The ovarian tissue was treated with several drops of methylene blue solution, then flushed with water.

    Academic text (1990)
  • I signaled Kwan, who brought the container of viscous solution up under a cluster of epoxy-fiberglass boards.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

aqueous solution
vssolution
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A liquid with something dissolved in water

refers generally to mixtures with any solvent, not only water
colloidal solution
vssolution
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A liquid with very small solid particles spread evenly through it that do not sink

describes dissolved substances, not suspended particles
solid solution
vssolution
  • Specialized
7.0

A solid mixture where atoms of one type go into another's crystal, like in alloys

applies to mixtures in liquids or other phases rather than solid crystals

Compounds

281 2.7

An answer that fixes a problem or difficulty

14 3.6

A clear, effective answer that fixes a problem

A new and useful way to solve a problem

saline solution
  • Specialized
5 3.3

Salt water that doctors use to clean wounds or put into a vein to give fluid

software solution
  • Specialized
2 3.2

A program that solves a specific problem for a person or business

final solution
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A plan by the Nazis to kill millions of Jewish people during World War II

A product or method for keeping things tidy and in one place

aqueous solution
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A liquid with something dissolved in water

colloidal solution
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A liquid with very small solid particles spread evenly through it that do not sink

4.5

A liquid that helps keep acidity stable in body and lab tests

4.8

An extra product you add to an existing system to give it new features

buffer solution
  • Specialized
4.4

A liquid that keeps acidity about the same when acids or bases are added

3.5

A way to reduce the causes and effects of climate change

conjugate solution
  • Specialized
9.9

One of two liquid layers that form when two partly mixed liquids separate, each layer rich in a different liquid

Fehling's solution
  • Specialized
9.5

A blue liquid used in labs to test for sugar that turns reddish-orange when sugar is present

9.5

A quick, ugly fix that is not reliable

Gram's solution
  • Specialized
6.6

A liquid of iodine and potassium iodide used to stain bacteria in the Gram stain

heat of solution
  • Specialized
6.8

Heat released or taken in when a substance dissolves in a large amount of liquid like water

hypertonic solution
  • Specialized
6.1

A liquid with more salt or sugar than a cell that draws water out and makes the cell shrink

isosmotic solution
  • Specialized
5.3

A liquid with the same amount of dissolved particles as blood or body fluids

isotonic solution
  • Specialized
4.9

A liquid with the same salt level as body fluids like blood so cells keep their normal shape

7.5

A solid metal in which atoms of other elements mix evenly into its structure

5.5

A way of writing code in the Python language that follows common simple style

Ringer solution
  • Specialized
6.5

A sterile salt solution used to replace body fluids and keep tissues alive

Ringer's solution
  • Specialized
6.3

A salt solution put into the body to replace fluid and keep tissues alive

A ready-made product or service you can use immediately without change

5.6

A liquid that keeps the acid level steady with phosphate

solid solution
  • Specialized
7.0

A solid mixture where atoms of one type go into another's crystal, like in alloys

How Viscous

paste
68 1.0
syrup
203 1.0
cream
346 1.0
vehicle
  • Specialized
12 7.8
to gel
  • Specialized
1 4.1
solution
  • Specialized
99 3.0
water
1.0

Surface Forms

solution singular
solutions plural

Morphology

solution = solve (opaque) = solve + tion

Although formally solv(e)+-tion, the chemical sense 'a liquid in which a substance is dissolved' is not derivable from the modern verb 'solve' for most learners and requires specialized knowledge.

Etymology

Solution comes from an old Latin root solu- meaning 'to loosen', the same root you see in dissolve. In chemistry, a solution is when one substance 'loosens' into a liquid and mixes in, like sugar disappearing in tea, so the word fits the idea of a mixed liquid.