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solvate

[sol-veyt]Chemistry
noun
  1. a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
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verb (used with object), solv·at·ed, solv·at·ing.
  1. to convert into a solvate.
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Origin of solvate

First recorded in 1900–05; solv(ent) + -ate1
Related formssolv·a·tion, noun
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Historical Examples

  • On solution in water, hydration or solvation probably takes place with the production of heat.

    Chlorination of Water

    Joseph Race

British Dictionary definitions for solvation

solvation

noun
  1. the process in which there is some chemical association between the molecules of a solute and those of the solvent. An example is an aqueous solution of copper sulphate which contains complex ions of the type [Cu(H 2 O) 4 ] 2+
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solvate

verb
  1. chem to undergo, cause to undergo, or partake in solvation
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Word Origin

C20: from solvent
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Word Origin and History for solvation

n.

1909, noun of action from solvate, a verb used in chemistry, from solvent + -ate (2).

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