sol

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

sol, n. [L.].

•  The sun.  [1913 Webster]
•  Gold; -- so called from its brilliancy, color, and value.  Chaucer.  [1913 Webster]

sol, n. [It.].

 A syllable applied in solmization to the note G, or to the fifth tone of any diatonic scale.  [1913 Webster]

sol, n. [See Sou.].

•  A sou.  [1913 Webster]
•  A silver and gold coin of Peru. The silver sol is the unit of value, and is worth about 68 cents.  [1913 Webster]

sol, n. [From hydrosol an aqueous colloidal solution, confused with G. sole, soole, salt water from which salt is obtained.].

 A fluid mixture of a colloid and a liquid; a liquid colloidal solution or suspension.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sol, n. (in Roman mythology) the sun, esp. as a personification.

Etymology

ME f. L

sol, var. of SOH.

sol, n. Chem. a liquid suspension of a colloid.

Etymology

abbr. of SOLUTION