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Noun: solvate  sólveyt
  1. A compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
Verb: solvate  sólveyt
  1. Cause a solvation in (a substance)
     
  2. Undergo solvation or convert into a solvate

Derived forms: solvating, solvates, solvated

See also: solvation, solvent

Type of: alter, change, change state, chemical compound, compound, modify, turn

Encyclopedia: Solvate