covalency

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co·va·lence

C0701500 (kō-vā′ləns)n. The number of electron pairs an atom can share with other atoms.

co·va′len·cy n.co·va′lent adj.co·va′lent·ly adv.

covalency

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covalence

n1. (Chemistry) the formation and nature of covalent bonds2. (Chemistry) the number of covalent bonds that a particular atom can make with other atoms in forming a molecule coˈvalent adj coˈvalently adv

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covalency - valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can sharecovalencevalence, valency - (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)

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noun valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound

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