SOLVATE CHEMISTRY


Meaning of SOLVATE CHEMISTRY in English

solvate Chemistry

■ verb sɒl'veɪt (of a solvent) enter into reversible chemical combination with (a solute).

■ noun 'sɒlveɪt a complex formed by solvation.

Derivatives

solvation noun

Origin

early 20th cent.: formed irregularly from solve + -ate 1 .

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