desolvate

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verb

To remove the solvent from a material in solution

OriginEnglish solvate ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdesolvate (third-person singular simple present desolvates, present participle desolvating, simple past and past participle desolvated)

present singular third person desolvates · participle present desolvating · participle past desolvated · past desolvated

  1. To remove the solvent from a material in solution
noundesolvate (plural desolvates)

plural desolvates

  1. The desolvated material so obtained

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishsolvate
  8. Englishdesolvate

From de- + solvate.

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APA

desolvate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desolvate

MLA

“desolvate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desolvate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desolvate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desolvate.

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