Association vs. Solvation — What's the Difference?

The act of associating or being connected with

Solvation (or dissolution) describes the interaction of solvent with dissolved molecules. Both ionized and uncharged molecules interact strongly with solvent, and the strength and nature of this interaction influence many properties of the solute, including solubility, reactivity, and color, as well as influencing the properties of the solvent such as the viscosity and density.

An organized body of people who have an interest, activity, or purpose in common; a society.

Any of a class of chemical reactions in which solute and solvent molecules combine with relatively weak covalent bonds; the process of forming a solution or dispersion.

A mental connection or relation between thoughts, feelings, ideas, or sensations

(chemistry) An association, or a reaction, of a solute with a solvent

The act of expressing a link or connection between two things

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

A correlation or causal connection

(Chemistry) Any of various processes of combination, such as hydration, solvation, or complex-ion formation, depending on relatively weak chemical bonding.

(Ecology) A large number of organisms in a specific geographic area constituting a community with one or two dominant species.

(uncountable) The act of associating.

(countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.

(statistics) Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).

A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.

(object-oriented programming) Relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.

A benevolent overseas Chinese organization of popular origin for overseas Chinese individuals with the same surname or trade or business.

The act of associating, or state of being associated; union; connection, whether of persons of things.

Mental connection, or that which is mentally linked or associated with a thing.

Union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose; as, the American Association for the Advancement of Science; a benevolent association. Specifically, as among the Congregationalists, a society, consisting of a number of ministers, generally the pastors of neighboring churches, united for promoting the interests of religion and the harmony of the churches.

A formal organization of people or groups of people;

The act of consorting with or joining with others;

The state of being connected together as in memory or imagination;

A social or business relationship;

The process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination;

A relation resulting from interaction or dependence;

(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

(ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species