solvate vs alter

solvate is a noun but alter is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
solvate	Yes	No	Yes	No
alter	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, alter is a hypernym of solvate; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than solvate:

Other hypernyms of solvate include change, modify.

solvate (noun)	alter (noun)
a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)

solvate (verb)	alter (verb)
undergo solvation or convert into a solvate	remove the ovaries of
cause a solvation in (a substance)	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to