COVALENCE


Meaning of COVALENCE in English

— covalent , adj. — covalently , adv.

/koh vay"leuhns/ , n. Chem.

the number of electron pairs that an atom can share with other atoms.

[ 1915-20; CO- + VALENCE ]

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