sol·va·tion (s l-v  sh n, sôl-)n. Any of a class of chemical reactions, such as the formation of hydrated copper sulfate in aqueous solution, in which solute and solvent molecules combine with relatively weak covalent bonds. |
solvation [sɒlˈveɪʃən]
n
(Chemistry) the process in which there is some chemical association between the molecules of a solute and those of the solvent. An example is an aqueous solution of copper sulphate which contains complex ions of the type [Cu(H2O)4]2+
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| Noun | 1. | solvation - a chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound association - (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding |
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