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Noun (5 meanings)
1. a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution.
Example:
- “he used a solution of peroxide and water”
solution is a type of:
- mixture (noun) - (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
types of solution:
- Fehling's solution (noun) - a liquid solution of copper sulfate and potassium tartrate and sodium hydroxide that is used to test for sugar in the urine
- Gram's solution (noun) - a solution used in staining bacteria by Gram's method
- aqueous solution (noun) - a solution in water
- bleach liquor (noun) - a solution containing bleaching agents that is used to bleach textiles or paper pulp
- brine (noun) - a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
- buffer solution (noun) - a solution containing a buffer
- chlorine water (noun) - an aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agent
- collodion (noun) - a colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol
- conjugate solution, conjugate (noun) - a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A
- dilution (noun) - a diluted solution
- electrolyte (noun) - a solution that conducts electricity
- eluate (noun) - a liquid solution that results from elution
- formalin, formol (noun) - a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water
- gargle, mouthwash (noun) - a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
- infusion, extract (noun) - a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- injection, injectant (noun) - any solution that is injected (as into the skin)
- isotonic solution, isosmotic solution (noun) - a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood
- liquid bleach (noun) - a solution containing bleaching agents
- sap (noun) - a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
- solid solution, primary solid solution (noun) - a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals
- spirits of ammonia, sal volatile (noun) - a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol
- toner (noun) - a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
Member of this domain - TOPIC:
- congo red (noun) - a red-brown azo dye especially as a chemical pH indicator (congo red is red in basic and blue in acidic solutions)
- fluorescein, fluoresceine, fluorescent dye, resorcinolphthalein (noun) - a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted
- normality, N (noun) - (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter
- saltiness (noun) - the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution)
- solubility (noun) - the quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution)
2. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem.
Examples:
- “they were trying to find a peaceful solution”,
- “the answers were in the back of the book”,
- “he computed the result to four decimal places”
solution is a type of:
- statement (noun) - a message that is stated or declared
types of solution:
- denouement (noun) - the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
solution is derivationally related to:
- to answer (verb) - give the correct answer or solution to
- to solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work (verb) - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
3. a method for solving a problem.
Example:
- “the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook”
solution is a type of:
- method (noun) - a way of doing something, especially a systematic way
types of solution:
- silver bullet (noun) - a simple guaranteed solution for a difficult problem
solution is a type of:
- set (noun) - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
5. the successful action of solving a problem.
Example:
- “the solution took three hours”
solution is a type of:
- success (noun) - an attainment that is successful
solution is derivationally related to:
- to solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work (verb) - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of