DATIVE BOND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms

Synonyms:

coordinate bond; dative bond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("dative bond" is a kind of...):

covalent bond (a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule)

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