Sugar in tea, e.g.

• Sugar in coffee, e.g.
• Dissolved substance, in chemistry classes
• Alka-Seltzer in water, e.g
• Substance in a chemistry experiment
• Sugar in tea, e.g
• Salt in salt water, e.g
• The sugar in your latte, say

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the dissolved substance in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Solute \So*lute"\, v. t. To dissolve; to resolve. [Obs.] To absolve; as, to solute sin. [Obs.] --Bale.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1890, "dissolved," from Latin solutus , past participle of solvere (see solve ). In botany, "free, not adhering" (1760).