COVALENCY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share

Synonyms:

covalence; covalency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("covalency" is a kind of...):

valence; valency ((chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent))

Derivation:

covalent (of or relating to or characterized by covalence)

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