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A type of chemical bond where two atoms are connected to each other by the sharing of two or more electrons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: physical
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chemical bond, bond
Narrower terms: double bond, coordinate bond, dative bond
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
kovalente binding
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Armenian:
կովալենտ կապ
(kovalent kap)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Asturian:
enllaz covalente
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Azerbaijani:
kovalent əlaqə
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Basque:
lotura kobalente
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Belarusian:
кавалентная сувязь
(kavaljentnaja suvjazʹ)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Bengali:
সমযোজী বন্ধ
(śomjōji bondho)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Bulgarian:
ковалентна връзка
(kovalentna vrǎzka)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Catalan:
enllaç covalent
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Chinese Mandarin:
共價鍵 /共价键
(gòngjiàjiàn)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Czech:
kovalentní vazba
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Danish:
kovalent binding
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Dutch:
covalente binding
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Esperanto:
kovalenta ligo
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Estonian:
kovalentne side
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Finnish:
kovalenttinen sidos
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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French:
liaison covalente
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Galician:
enlace covalente
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Georgian:
კოვალენტური ბმა
(ḳovalenṭuri bma)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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German:
kovalente Bindung
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Greek:
ομοιοπολικός δεσμός
(omoiopolikós desmós)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Gujarati:
સહસંયોજક બંધ
(sahsãyojak bandh)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Haitian Creole:
lyezon kovalan
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Hindi:
सहसंयोजक बंध
(sahsãyojak bandh)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Hungarian:
kovalens kötés
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Indonesian:
ikatan kovalen
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Irish:
nasc comhfhiúsach
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Italian:
legame covalente
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Japanese:
共有結合
(kyōyū ketsugō)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Kabyle:
turza tattekkant
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Kazakh:
коваленттік байланыс
(kovalenttık bailanys)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Korean:
공유결합
(gong'yugyeolhap)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Latvian:
kovalentā saite
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Lithuanian:
kovalentinis ryšys
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Macedonian:
ковалентна врска
(kovalentna vrska)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Malay:
ikatan kovalen
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Māori:
hononga huirua
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Mongolian:
ковалент холбоо
(kovalent xolboo)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Persian:
پیوند کووالانسی
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Polish:
wiązanie kowalencyjne
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Portuguese:
ligação covalente
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Romanian:
legătură covalentă
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Russian:
ковале́нтная связь
(kovaléntnaja svjazʹ)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Slovak:
kovalentná väzba
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Slovene:
kovalentna vez
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Spanish:
enlace covalente
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Swedish:
kovalent bindning
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Tagalog:
kakalwinging bigkis
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Turkish:
kovalent bağ
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Ukrainian:
ковалентний зв'язок
(kovalentnyj zvʺjazok)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Urdu:
کوویلنٹ بونڈ
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Vietnamese:
liên kết cộng hóa trị
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Welsh:
bond cofalent
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons
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Yakut:
коваленнаах ситим
(kovalennaaq sitim)
— bond in which atoms are connected by shared pairs of electrons