"banana bond" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: banana bonds [plural]
Etymology: From its shape, thought to resemble the fruit. Head templates: {{en-noun}} banana bond (plural banana bonds)
  1. (informal, inorganic chemistry) An extended covalent bond found in boranes in which a hydrogen atom is shared by two boron atoms; a form of three-center two-electron bond. Wikipedia link: banana bond Tags: informal Categories (topical): Inorganic chemistry
    Sense id: en-banana_bond-en-noun-LCzFKG5d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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