nnoun.substancea compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)Derivationally Related Form:solvate
Hypernyms:chemical compound compound
Inherited Hypernyms:solvatecompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:solvatecompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
vverb.changecause a solvation in (a substance)Topic:chemical sciencechemistry
Derivationally Related Form:solvatesolvationsolvent
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:solvatechange
Causes:solvate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.changeundergo solvation or convert into a solvateTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Derivationally Related Form:solvatesolvationsolvent
Hypernyms:change state turn
Inherited Hypernyms:solvatechange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s