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n. Any of a class of chemical reactions, such as the formation of hydrated copper sulfate in aqueous solution, in which solute and solvent molecules combine with relatively weak covalent bonds.

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

n. a chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound

"Even the more typical, reliable reactions one might run are so dependent on so many factors people write books on nothing but solvation effects in reactions, for instance that although one starts with some end in mind, no one really ‘predicts’ what will happen with any authority, and even if they do, the rest of us wait for the pudding before declaring that it tastes good."

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countercharge    veining    interrelationship    airfoil    ellipsoid