covalent bond

covalent bond
noun
a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule
Hypernyms: ↑chemical bond, ↑bond
Hyponyms: ↑double bond, ↑coordinate bond, ↑dative bond

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noun
: a nonionic chemical bond formed by shared electrons, usually a pair belonging originally each to a different atom or both to one atom — distinguished from electrovalent bond; see coordinate bond

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Chem.
the bond formed by the sharing of a pair of electrons by two atoms.
[1960-65]

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covalent bond noun
A chemical bond involving the sharing of a pair of electrons by two atoms
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Main Entry:covalency

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covalent bond UK [kəʊˌveɪlənt ˈbɒnd] US [koʊˌveɪlənt ˈbɑnd] noun [countable] [singular covalent bond plural covalent bonds] chemistry
a chemical bond between two atoms produced when electrons are shared
Thesaurus: chemical reactions and processeshyponym

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