Meaning & use
solution
A uniform mixture in which one or more substances are dissolved in another.
See it in a sentence
Stirring the salt into water produced a clear solution.
The sugar solution became more concentrated as water evaporated.
A note on using this word
The dissolved substance is the solute and the dissolving substance is the solvent. A solution need not be a liquid.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
An answer to a problem or a way to resolve a difficulty.
Sharing the larger room was a practical solution to the space problem.
3. noun
A value or set of values that makes an equation true.
The solution of x + 2 = 7 is x = 5.
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