Etymology

desolvation

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Today it means: The removal of solvent from a material in solution Full definition →

English solvation ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishsolvation
  8. English todaydesolvation

From de- + solvation.

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