"covalence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: covalences [plural], covalency [alternative]
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
    Sense id: en-covalence-en-noun-hkvMFK6W Categories (other): Chemistry, English terms prefixed with co- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 54 46 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) Translations (Translations): ομοιοπολικότητα (omoiopolikótita) [feminine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-covalence-en-noun-1~srXsuP Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with co-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 41 59 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ionocovalence

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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