Solvate
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A complex formed by the attachment of solvent molecules to that of a solute
- 2 a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute) wordnet
Verb
- 1 To form such a complex upon solution
- 2 undergo solvation or convert into a solvate wordnet
- 3 cause a solvation in (a substance) wordnet