Substance in a chemistry experiment

• Sugar in tea, e.g
• Dissolved thing
• The sugar in your latte, say
• Sugar in tea, e.g.
• Alka-Seltzer in water, e.g

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
1 Loose; free; liberal 2 Relaxed, hence, merry; cheerful 3 Able to be dissolved; soluble 4 (context botany English) Not adhering; loose; opposed to (term adnate English) n. Any substance that is dissolved in a liquid solvent to create a solution v 1 (context ...

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).

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.