| COVALENT | • covalent adj. (Chemistry) Containing or characterized by a covalent bond. • COVALENT adj. sharing electron pairs. |
| COVALENCE | • covalence n. (Chemistry) A form of valence in which electrons are shared between participating atoms. • covalence n. (Chemistry) The number of electrons that a particular atom can share (and therefore the number of covalent… • COVALENCE n. the union of a pair of atoms by the sharing of a pair of electrons, one from each atom, also COVALENCY. |
| COVALENCY | • covalency n. (Chemistry) Alternative spelling of covalence. • COVALENCY n. the union of a pair of atoms by the sharing of a pair of electrons, one from each atom, also COVALENCE. |
| COVALENCES | • covalences n. Plural of covalence. • COVALENCE n. the union of a pair of atoms by the sharing of a pair of electrons, one from each atom, also COVALENCY. |
| COVALENTLY | • covalently adv. Using covalent bonds. • COVALENT adv. sharing electron pairs. |
| MONOVALENT | • monovalent adj. (Chemistry) univalent. • monovalent n. (Chemistry) Any univalent substance. • MONOVALENT adj. having a valence of one. |
| COVALENCIES | • covalencies n. Plural of covalency. • COVALENCY n. the union of a pair of atoms by the sharing of a pair of electrons, one from each atom, also COVALENCE. |
| MONOVALENCE | • monovalence n. (Chemistry, rare) The state of being univalent. • monovalence n. (Philosophy) The view, dating from Parmenides, that whatever exists must always have existed and cannot… • MONOVALENCE n. the state of being monovalent, also MONOVALENCY. |
| MONOVALENCY | • monovalency n. The quality of being monovalent. • MONOVALENCY n. the state of being monovalent, also MONOVALENCE. |
| MONOVALENCES | • MONOVALENCE n. the state of being monovalent, also MONOVALENCY. |
| ELECTROVALENT | • electrovalent adj. (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to electrovalency/electrovalence. • ELECTROVALENT adj. relating to union within a chemical compound achieved by transfer of electrons. |
| MONOVALENCIES | • monovalencies n. Plural of monovalency. • MONOVALENCY n. the state of being monovalent, also MONOVALENCE. |
| ELECTROVALENCE | • electrovalence n. Alternative form of electrovalency. • ELECTROVALENCE n. the valency of a substance in forming ions, equal to the number of electrons gained or lost, also ELECTROVALENCY. |
| ELECTROVALENCY | • electrovalency n. (Physics) The net electric charge on an ion. • electrovalency n. (Chemistry) The number of electrons gained or lost during the formation of an ionic bond. • ELECTROVALENCY n. the valency of a substance in forming ions, equal to the number of electrons gained or lost, also ELECTROVALENCE. |
| ELECTROVALENCES | • electrovalences n. Plural of electrovalence. • ELECTROVALENCE n. the valency of a substance in forming ions, equal to the number of electrons gained or lost, also ELECTROVALENCY. |
| ELECTROVALENTLY | • ELECTROVALENT adv. relating to union within a chemical compound achieved by transfer of electrons. |