"hypervalent compound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hypervalent compounds [plural]
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  1. (chemistry) any compound which contains more than eight formally assignable electrons in a valence shell directly associated with the central atom in direct bonding with a number of ligands Wikipedia link: hypervalent compound Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-hypervalent_compound-en-noun-dF0orJGg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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