ideal solution

noun

: a solution in which the interaction between molecules of the components does not differ from the interactions between the molecules of each component

usually : a solution that conforms exactly to Raoult's law compare activity sense 6b, activity coefficient, fugacity sense 2b

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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