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co·va·lence
 covalence
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- pronunciation:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the number of pairs of electrons that an atom can share with other atoms.
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| definition 2: |
covalent bond.
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| derivations: |
covalent (adj.), covalently (adv.), covalency (n.) |
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