solvate

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun In physical chemistry, a term suggested to denote supposed compounds of one or more molecules of a solvent either with the ions or with the un-dissociated molecules of a dissolved substance: if the solvent is water, these compounds are called hydrates.

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• noun chemistry A complex formed by the attachment of solvent molecules to that of a solute
• verb chemistry To form such a complex upon solution

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• verb cause a solvation in (a substance)
• noun a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
• verb undergo solvation or convert into a solvate