desolvation

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noun

The removal of solvent from a material in solution

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

noundesolvation (countable and uncountable, plural desolvations)

plural desolvations

  1. countableuncountableThe removal of solvent from a material in solution
  2. countableuncountableThe removal of solvent of crystallization from a solvate

Origin

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

From de- + solvation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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