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noun
A form of valence in which electrons are shared between participating atoms
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The number of electrons that a particular atom can share (and therefore the number of covalent bonds it can form)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: covalency
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: valence, valency
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English valence English covalence From co- + valence.
Across languages
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