solvation

sol·va·tion  (sl-vshn, 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.

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[solv(ent) + -ation.]

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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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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