HYDROGEN BOND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side be a covalent bond and the other being an ionic bond

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Nouns denoting natural phenomena

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

bond; chemical bond (an electrical force linking atoms)

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