solid solution

What does solid solution mean?

solid solution means "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".

What is another word for solid solution?

Close synonyms include primary solid solution. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is solid solution a common word?

solid solution is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for solid solution come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.