1. to combine with a solvent to form a solvate
Usage: chemistry

1. a compound formed by the combination of a solute with molecules of solvent
Usage: chemistry

Examples

• The salt will solvate when dissolved in water.
• Metal ions readily solvate in polar solvents.
• The crystal structure shows a hydrated solvate.
• Each sodium ion forms a solvate with six water molecules.
• The compound exists as a methanol solvate in solution.
• Researchers studied how the protein solvates in different media.