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solv⋅ate

  [sol-veyt] noun, verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing. Chemistry
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–noun
1. a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
–verb (used with object)
2. to convert into a solvate.
Origin:
1900–05; solv(ent) + -ate 1

Related forms:
solv⋅a⋅tion, noun
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sol·va·tion   (sŏl-vā'shən, sôl-)   
n.  Any of a class of chemical reactions, such as the formation of hydrated copper sulfate in aqueous solution, in which solute and solvent molecules combine with relatively weak covalent bonds.

[solv(ent) + -ation.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2solvate
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: sol·vat·ed; sol·vat·ing
: to make part of asolvate

Main Entry: sol·va·tion
Pronunciation: säl-'vA-sh&n, sol-
Function: noun
: the formation of a solvate; also : thestate or degree of being solvated
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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