Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

solvation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: sol-va-tion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An association, or a reaction, of a solute with a solvent.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is found that the clouding process is closely related to the conformational equilibrium of the ethyleneoxide chains, and that this equilibrium depends on the properties of the free ethyleneoxide chain, the solvation of the chain, but also to a large extent on the effect that the ethyleneoxide chain has on the effective water-water interaction."

Usage

Inflected Forms

solvations (plural)

Derived Forms

desolvation microsolvation

Frequently Paired Words

resolvation solvate solve

Questions

What does solvation mean?: An association, or a reaction, of a solute with a solvent.

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