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   solvate

   verb

   • 1. (of a solvent) enter into reversible chemical combination with (a dissolved molecule, ion, etc.): "water can solvate both cations and anions"

   noun

   • 1. a more or less loosely bonded complex formed between a solvent and a dissolved species.

   Word Origin early 20th century: formed irregularly from solve + -ate1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. solvation noun

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