"covalence" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: covalences [plural]
Etymology: From co- + valence. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|valence}} co- + valence Head templates: {{en-noun}} covalence (plural covalences)
  1. (chemistry) A form of valence in which electrons are shared between participating atoms Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-covalence-en-noun-hkvMFK6W Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (chemistry) The number of electrons that a particular atom can share (and therefore the number of covalent bonds it can form) Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-covalence-en-noun-1~srXsuP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with co- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 40 60 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: covalency

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