1. a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute);
VERB (2)
1. cause a solvation in (a substance);
2. undergo solvation or convert into a solvate;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
solvate
n 1: a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent
molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
v 1: cause a solvation in (a substance)
2: undergo solvation or convert into a solvate