aquation
|a-qua-tion|
/əˈkweɪʃən/
water-substitution process
Etymology
'aquation' originates from Modern Latin/Neo-Latin elements, specifically from Latin 'aqua', where 'aqua' meant 'water' and the suffix '-ation' meant 'action or process'.
'aquation' was formed in English as a modern scientific coinage from the combination of Latin 'aqua' + English suffix '-ation', appearing in chemical literature in the 19th–20th century as terminology for water-related substitution reactions.
Initially it denoted a general action or process involving water, but over time it became specialized in chemistry to mean 'replacement of a ligand by water in a coordination complex'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a chemical process in which a ligand in a coordination complex is replaced by a water molecule (water-substitution reaction), commonly used in inorganic and coordination chemistry.
The aquation of the metal complex occurs rapidly in aqueous solution.
Synonyms
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