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The word solute simply means, that which is dissolved. So, if you add a teaspoon of sugar to your coffee, and it dissolves (which is normally what will happen, since sugar is very soluble in hot water) the sugar becomes a solute. Water, which dissolves the sugar, is called a solvent. Solutes dissolve in solvents. The resulting mixture of solute and solvent is called a solution.

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