covalence (English, noun)
expansion: covalence (plural covalences)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A form of valence in which electrons are shared between participating atoms
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The number of electrons that a particular atom can share (and therefore the number of covalent bonds it can form)
Forms:
form: covalences
tags: plural
form: covalency
tags: alternative