SOLVATE

solvate

(noun) a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)

solvate

(verb) undergo solvation or convert into a solvate

solvate

(verb) cause a solvation in (a substance)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

solvate (plural solvates)

(chemistry) A complex formed by the attachment of solvent molecules to that of a solute

Verb

solvate (third-person singular simple present solvates, present participle solvating, simple past and past participle solvated)

(chemistry) To form such a complex upon solution

Source: Wiktionary



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21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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