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solid solution

A homogeneous crystalline structure in which one or more types of atoms or molecules may be partly substituted for the original atoms and molecules without changing the structure.

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solid solution

(Chemistry) chem a crystalline material in which two or more elements or compounds share a common lattice

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sol′id solu′tion

a solid, homogeneous mixture, as glass, certain alloys and chemical compounds, or minerals in which ionic substitution has occurred.

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solid solution

A uniform mixture of substances in solid form. Solid solutions often consist of two or more types of atoms or molecules that share a crystal lattice, as in certain metal alloys. Much of the steel used in construction, for example, is actually a solid solution of iron and carbon. The carbon atoms, which fit neatly within the iron's crystal lattice, add strength to its structure.

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solid solution - a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metal

primary solid solution

alloy, metal - a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"

solution - a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water"

austenite - a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite

ferrite - a solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent

martensite - a solid solution of carbon in alpha-iron that is formed when steel is cooled so rapidly that the change from austenite to pearlite is suppressed; responsible for the hardness of quenched steel

double salt - a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization

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The solution pH and element concentrations during the dissolution experiments at 25[degrees]C and initial pH 2 as a function of time are shown in Figure 4 for the ([Ba.sub.x][Sr.sub.1-x])HAs[O.sub.4] x [H.sub.2]O solid solution. The experimental results indicated that the dissolution could be stoichiometrical only at the very beginning of the process, and then dissolution became nonstoichiometrical and the system underwent a dissolution-recrystallization process that affects the ratio of the substituting ions in both the solid and the aqueous solution.

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