"valence electron" meaning in English

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        "any of the electrons in the outermost shell of an atom (the valence shell); capable of forming bonds with other atoms"
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        "(chemistry) any of the electrons in the outermost shell of an atom (the valence shell); capable of forming bonds with other atoms"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
          "word": "價電子"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiàdiàzǐ",
          "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
          "word": "价电子"
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          "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
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          "word": "valentie-elektron"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
          "word": "valenssielektroni"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
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          "word": "Valenzelektron"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ilektrónio sthénous",
          "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
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          "word": "ηλεκτρόνιο σθένους"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
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          "word": "fiúsleictreon"
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          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ʼeeləctrong vaalɑng",
          "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
          "word": "អេឡិចត្រុងវ៉ាឡង់"
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          "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
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        "any of the electrons in the outermost shell of an atom (the valence shell); capable of forming bonds with other atoms"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
      "word": "價電子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiàdiàzǐ",
      "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
      "word": "价电子"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
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      "word": "valentie-elektron"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
      "word": "valenssielektroni"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
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      "word": "Valenzelektron"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
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      "word": "ηλεκτρόνιο σθένους"
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      "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
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      "roman": "ʼeeləctrong vaalɑng",
      "sense": "electron in the outermost shell of an atom",
      "word": "អេឡិចត្រុងវ៉ាឡង់"
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