solsticion 
In this heved of Cancer is the grettest declinarl 
northward of the sonne, and therfor is he cl the 
stmmn ot s 'er. Chaucer, Astrolabe, I . 
solsticyt, . [< L. xolxiiii,,,,,. solstice: see sol- 
-'"''.] Same as .W.v//,r. 
The high-heated year 
Is in her solttici,. 
UUdUm and Rowley, World Tost at Tennis, Ind 
solstitial (sol-stish'iil), . [< p. goltttOaL */. 
*'"'"'' .=>!>; p - *"'*''''/ = It. soMi-ial,-, < L 
xolstittnlis, < golstitium, solstice : see solxlic, i 
1. Of or pertaining to a solstice : as, a sols/i/i,,/ 
point. 2. Happening at a solstice especial- 
ly, with reference to the northern hemisphere 
at the summer solstice, or midsummer. 
The sun 
Had . . from the south to bring 
Solstitial summer's heat. Hilton, P. L x 656 
5763 
tio(n-), a loosing, dissolving, < Hnlrrrr, pp. sola- 
tun, loose, resolve, dissolve: see./,,. I [ The 
act of separating the parti of anybody: dis- 
ruption; ruptur, : fixture; breacfi: as.VvW,,- 
tton of continuity (see below). 2 Th ( ' ir-uis 
formation of matter from a solid $ 
to the liquid state by means 
the mli-i-ii/ or nn-ntitriiiiiii : I lie stati" 
. , . x 56 
Solstitial annil. See armil, L- Solstitial point o. 
of the two points i,, the ecliptic which a re fmS fro n 
solubility (sol-$-bil'i-ti), w. [= F. m , 
^P-solubilidad=Pg. solubilidadc = It. ,v, 
< NL. *8olubilita.(t-)s, < L. sal iibilis, soluble: see 
wlnble.] L The property of being soluble ; 
that property of a body which renders it susl 
eeptible of solution ; susceptibility of being dis- 
solved in a fluid. 2. In hot., a capability of 
separating easily into parts, as that of certain 
legumes to divide transversely into parts or 
joints. 3. Capability of being solved, resolved 
answered, cleared up, or disentangled, as a 
problem, a question, or a doubt, 
soluble (sol'u-bl), a. [< F. soluble = Sp. soluble 
Pg.soluvel = It. solubile, < L. solubilis, dis- 
solvable, < solvere, solve, dissolve : see solve.] 
1. Capable of being dissolved in a fluid; capa- 
ble ot solution; dissolvable. 2. Figuratively 
capable of being solved or resolved, as an al- 
gebraical equation; capable of being disen- 
tangled, cleared up, unfolded, or settled by ex- 
planation, as a doubt, question, etc.; solvable. 
H. ad h de . noun < ; , ed '* " fruitless question, and (to un- 
derstanding) soluble by none, the world might have been 
spared a large library of resultless disputation. 
Sir W. Hamilton. 
More soluble is this knot 
By gentleness than war. Tennyson, Princess, v. 
3f. Relaxed; loose; open. 
Ale is their eating and their drinking, surely which 
keeps their bodies clear and soluble. 
Beau, and Fl., Scornful Lady, iv. 1. 
And then, if Balaam's ass hath but an audible voice and 
a soluble purse, he shall be preferred before his master 
were he ten prophets. Rev. T. Adams, Works, I. 469! 
Soluble blue cotton, glass, indigo. See the nouns- 
Soluble bougie, a bougie composed of substances which 
melt at the body-temperature : used for the purpose of 
administering medicament to the urethral mucous mem- 
brant- Soluble guncotton. Same as dinitrocellulose 
Soluble Oil. See castor-oU. Soluble soap. See soap 1 
SOlubleness (sol'u-bl-nes), . Soluble charac- 
ter or property; solubility. 
SOlum (so'lum), n. [L., the ground, the earth a 
region : see soill, sofcl.] In Scots law, ground ; 
a piece of ground. 
solund-goose (so'luud-g6s), n. Same as solan- 
goose. 
solus (so'lus), a. [L. : seesofe3.] Alone: used 
chiefly in dramatic directions: as, enter the 
king solus. The feminine form is sola. 
solute (so-luf), n. [< ME. solute, < L. solutus, 
pp. of solvere, loose, release, set free : see solve.] 
It. Loose; free. 
Solute or sondy landes thai require, 
So that aboute or under hem be do 
A certayne of fatte lande as thai desire. 
Palladium, Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.X p. 193. 
As to the interpretation of the Scriptures solute and at 
large, there have been divers kinds introduced and de- 
vised, some of them rather curious and unsafe than sober 
and warranted. Bacon, Advancement of Learning, ii. 
2f. Relaxed; hence, joyous; merry. 
Bacchus, purple god of joyous wit, 
A brow solute, and ever-laughing eye. 
Young, Night Thoughts, ii. 579. 
3. In bot., free; not adhering: opposed to ad- 
nate: as, a solute stipule. 4. Soluble: as, a 
solute salt. 
SOlutet (so-luf), v. t. [< L. solutus, pp. of sol- 
vere, loosen, solve : see solve, solute, a.] To 
dissolve; also, to resolve; answer; absolve. 
What will not boldness bid a man say, when he hath 
made an argument against himself which he cannot so- 
lutef 
Bp. Ridley, in Bradford's Works (Parker Soc., 1853), II. 393. 
solution (so-lu'shon), n. [< ME. solution, < OF. 
solution, solution, F. solution = Pr. solution = Sp. 
solution = Pg. xohtfSo = It. iioliizione, < L. soln- 
e ,,ni %T "' moleclllar 8 tte, from the solid to 
Hit 'n ' SPliff 06 c >n>Pied by the absorption of 
WiSflfeECS 
rwdtoSveiln I "^ c "" ll '. i "" li '"' ""'.v, n* wtSi5. 
raasSftnJiSSSSJSSS 
nomena, physical and chemical, may toll, IK ,,,c"e,,t i,, 
solution at the same time, and the line between them of! 
annot be sharply drawn ; glacial acetic acid dissolves 
ater and at the same time combines with It, the llb- 
crauon of heat of the chemical part of the nror-e our 
balancing the absorption of heat in the pCicaf The 
solution of a gas in a liquid, as of ammonia gas in wate? 
(also called absorption), Is essentially the physical process 
of the change -of the gas to the liquid, and IienceTs v 
companied with the evolution of Seat.' The tenn^u- 
tion. is also sometimes applied to the absorption of gases 
by solids as when palladium absorbs or dissolves hydro* 
any &W kuSSSit M S W " h "' Tlle 8olllbillt y ' 
accurately 8 determined' If expertS*'!? may? in" 
or diminished by the presence of other substances 
ution. Ihe solubility of any gas also is constant 
under the same conditions. It varies with the tei m ,' 
ture, the pressure, the nature of the liquid, and the rnat- 
T H ? olu J lon '" In mixture of gases, each is dis- 
solved in the same quantity as if it were present alone 
under the same tension as in the mixture 
d. The liquid produced as a result of the process 
or action above described; the preparation 
made by dissolving a solid in a liquid: as, a 
solution of salt, soda, or alum; solution of iron 
etc. 4. A liquid or dissolved state or condi- 
tion; unsettled state; suspense. 
,H^ iS l Le ? sin S'8] was a mind always in solution, which the 
into an r of e th ^ a8 " '" Called ' C " U ' d not P'' ec 'P itate 
which the time to come was already fermenting 
Lowell, Among my Books, 1st ser., p. 313. 
5. The act of solving, working out, explaining 
clearing up, or settling, or the state of being 
solved, explained, cleared up, or settled; reso- 
lution ; explanation : as, the solution of a diffi- 
cult problem or of a doubt in casuistry. 
It is accordinge to nature no man to do that wherby he 
sliulde take . a praye of a nother mannes ignoraunce 
Of this matter Tulli writeth many propre examples and 
quicke solutions. Sir T. Elyot, The Governour, ii, ? 4 
In his singular "Ode inscribed to W. H. Channing" 
there is a hint of a possible solution of the slavery prob- 
lem - 0. W. Holmes, Emersonr*!!!. 
6. A method of solving or finally clearing up or 
settling something. Specifically 7. The an- 
swer to a problem or puzzle of any kind, toge- 
ther with the proof that that answer is correct. 
8. Dissolution; a dissolving. 
soluttve 
lw n H' thc i g f n ' ral biquadratic equation, differing from 
.^i y !" ""' ""'"""I "' "H'-'ii:iti...i Dobell's 
Solution, a hnlutlun containing s,,,li,n, .., ai ,, 8 
<"'" pains, ontalllzed 
24 grains, glycerin j Huidmr 
<<''<*. 'Donovan's solution, ,| a,,-,,i, i,, 
";'" ' ';,"' "'''i""t mercnrj l.watei :- parti: attentive 
Aim. :i Mftgon ,,j ,,/,-,;,. ,, an 
jthereal solution, B Mution whose solvent or men- 
truura IS an t-ther, usually sulphuric ether - Euler's SO- 
IUUOn,a>.olMt|.,nof a l.i,|iia,li;,lir aft,, l|,,- -, , | term 
has been got rid of. ItdiffmlltUefrom FemrUuluttS 
- tenungs solution, an aqueous solution of copper aul- 
Phate, Rochclle salts, an- 1 . ,,,, ),', heated 
> i ;th any redu, ing sugar, asdextros,-. ,,| |8 de- 
posited from it It is used In the analysis of saccharine 
Ixidlo,, id as a qualitative test ol 'tin i-ngar 
r errari s solution, a solution of the general blq uadrat- 
u '-, *'"'"'/" ttm, warn motion. Fowler's 
solution, 11 solution ,,f ,>, ,,i,,us acid 1, potassium bi- 
carbonate I, compound tincture .,f lav.-ndi-r 3. water 95 
parts : one of the best vehicles for adn, 
Also called liquor potami arnem' ,, , arxnileof 
"'"" n ? ?-*<. General solution. See d\f. 
:ntial equation, under equation. - Goadby's solution 
a preparation for preiening animal tobAanoM, mad' 
S.HK^J?5R5T,5 M1 a^! areenlou. id. a 
Easy and frequent solutions of conjugal society. 
Locke, Civil Government, 80. 
9f. Release ; deliverance ; discharge. Imp. Diet. 
10. In med., the termination of a disease, 
especially when accompanied by critical symp- 
toms ; the crisis of a disease. 11. In civil lav: 
payment; satisfaction of a creditor.-AJcohollc 
solutipa See tincture.- Algebraic solution of an" 
equation, a solution by means of an algebraic formula 
especially by radicals. -Aqueous solution, a solution 
i solvent or menstruum is water. Barreswill's 
Solution, a test for sugar similar to Fehling's solution 
Burnett's solution. See Burnett's liquid, under liquid. 
Burow's solution, a solution of aluminium subacetate 
used as a local astringent in skin-affections Cardan's 
solution, the ordinary algebraic solution of a cubic See 
cubic.- Cayley's solution, (a) A solution of thegeneral 
cubic. Let U = be the cubic, D its discriminant, and J 
its cubicovariant, then the solution follows from 
These cube roots can always be extracted. (6) A solu- 
tion of the general quartlc, due to Professor Cayley Let 
I = be the quartlc, H its Hessian, S its quadrinvariant 
T its cubinvariant or catalectlcant, and c,, c,,c, the roots 
of the cubic c 3 - Sc + T = 0, then the solution follows from 
The square roots can always be extracted Chemical 
solution, the solution of a solid body in a liquid which 
is caused by or accompanied with a chemical reaction 
between the solid and the solution, as of zinc In dilute 
sulphuric acid Clemens's solution, a solution of ar- 
senic bromide, used in the treatment of diabetes Com- 
pound solution of iodine. Same as Lugol's solution 
Compound solution of sodium borate. Same as Hi, 
bells solution. Descartes'S solution, an algebraical so- 
---- *!. ...I.... n, oiBciiiuuB uciu. and 
. t, Med. Wet Hall's solution of strych- 
nine, a solution of strychnine acetate IB grains dflut, 
acetic acid 4 fluidounce, alcohol 4 fluidounces. compound 
tincture of cardamom 80 minims, water to make 11' fluid- 
ounces Heavy solution, in mineral., a liquid of high 
density as a solution of mercuric iodide In potassium io- 
dlde (called the Sonstadt or Thuulet solution), having a m. 
imum specific gravity of 3.2, or of borotungstate of cad- 
mium (Klein solution), specific gravlly3.8. usedasagrav- 
ty-solution (which see) Improper solution, a nine 
tion which solves a given differential equation but al, 
solves an equation either of lower order or of the same 
order but o? ower degree Javelle's solution potaV 
slum carbonate 58, chlorinated lime 80, water 882 parts 
Also called solution of chlorinated potaxm -Labar- 
raque's solution. Same as Labarraque's jMttMUoh 
see under /hod) Loffler's solution, a saturated alco- 
ai "in^Iin mel W. blue SO Par*", and 100 parts of 
a 1. 10,000 aqueous solution of potassium hydrate- used 
in staining bacteria Lugol's solution, a solution of 
iodine 5, potassium Iodide 10, water 85 parts. Also called 
ound button of iodine.- Magendie's solution Of 
morphine, morphine sulphate 18 grains, water 1 fluid- 
mince: used to administer morphine hypodermieally 
Mechanical solution, the mere union of a solid with 
a liquid In such a manner that Its aggregate form Is 
changed without any alteration of the Chemical proper 
ties of either the solid or its solvent: thus sugarlito- 
solves in water without either undergoing any chemical 
change Mechanical solution of a problei Se" . " 
cAanicaiMineral solution. Sec mineral.- Nessler's 
olutlon. Same as Aessler's reagent (which see under re- 
Numerical solution, a solution of an equation 
by means of numerical approximation Particular so- 
lon. See diferential equation, under equation. Pas- 
teurs solution, in bot., a liquid holding in solution a 
small percentage of certain Inorganic salts and a larger 
percentage of certain organic substances, employed in the 
cultivation of the lower forms of vegetable life, such as 
bacteria, yeast-cells, and fungi, for purposes of study. 
Ihe composition is potassium phosphate 20 parts cal- 
cium phosphate 2 parts, magnesium sulphate 2 parts, 
ammonium tartrate 100 parts, cane-sugar 1,500 part? 
distilled water 8,876 parts Pearson's arsenical s 
lution crystallized sodium arseniate 1, water 509 partf 
Plerlots solution, an aqueous solution of ammo- 
mum valerianate to which is added some of the alco- 
holic extract of valerian Proper solution, a function 
which satisfies a differential equation, and no equation of 
lower order nor of the same order but of lower degree 
Saturated solution, a solution which at the given tem- 
perature cannot be made to contain more of the given 
substance than it already contains, the adhesion of the 
liquid to the substance being Just balanced by the cohe- 
sion of the particles of the solid body in contact with It 
- Simpson's solution. Same as Ferraris solution.- 
Singular solution. See differential equation, under equa- 
tion Solution of acetate of ammonia, in phat^* 
solution composed of dilute acetic acid 100 parts am- 
monium carbonate added to the point of neutralization : 
a valuable diaphoretic and diuretic. Also called spirit of 
fMunrnw- Solution of albumen, a test solution con- 
sisting of the white of one egg triturated with four ounces 
of water, and filtered : used in pharmaceutical work So- 
lution of an equation. See equation. Solution of 
continuity, in sura., the separation of parts normally 
continuous, as by a fracture, laceration, etc Solution 
of lime, a clean saturated solution of slaked lime in 
water, useful as an antacid, astringent, and tonic. Com- 
monly called lime-water. Solution Of potassa, in 
phar., an aqueous solution of potassium hydrate, KHO 
containing 5 per cent, of the hydrate : an antacid, diuretic' 
and antilithic. Also called liquor potass*.- Solution of 
soda, in phar., an aqueous solution containing 5 per 
cent, of sodium hydrate Solution of sodium car- 
bolate, in phar.. crystals of carbolic acid 30 sodium 
hydrate 2, water 28 parts. Also called phenol sodioue - 
Solution of subacetate of lead, a solution composed 
of lead acetate 170, lead oxld 120, water 1,710 parts ause- 
ful astringent and sedative for external use. Also called 
foulards extract. Sonstadt solution, a solution of 
mercury iodide in potassium iodide. See specific oror- 
Hy, under gravity.- Standardized solution, a solution 
whose strength or composition has been accurately deter 
mined, and which is used as a standard of comparison 
Thompson's solution of phosphorus, a solution con- 
taining phosphorus, absolute alcohol, spirit of pepper- 
mint, and glycerin Trigonometrical solution, a solu- 
tion of an equation by means of trigonometric functions. 
1-or an example, fee cubic equation, under emotion. Van 
Swieten s solution, a solution of mercury perchlorid 
Vlernlngkx's solution, a solution composed of lime 1 
sulphur 2, water 20 parts boiled down to 12 parts, 
solutive (sol'u-tiv), a. [< solute + -ire.] J. 
Tending to dissolve ; loosening: laxative. ' 
