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Definition of Covalent
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characterized by covalence. "Covalent bond"
Definition of Covalent
1. Adjective. (chemistry) containing or characterized by a covalent bond ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Covalent
1. sharing electron pairs [adj]
Medical Definition of Covalent
1. Denoting an interatomic bond characterised by the sharing of 2, 4, or 6 electrons. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Covalent
Literary usage of Covalent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"covalent Bonds Revisited Meanwhile, back at a still more basic level, What has
become of the covalent bonds which chemists and crystallogra- phers insist ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"covalent radii for the iron and cobalt atoms were obtained from the determined
Fe-N, Fe-S, Co-N, and Co-P distances by subtraction of the presumed ..."
3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"covalent binding did not occur ¡n the absence of NADPH, was significantly ...
Acid washing of human liver microsomes had no effect on covalent binding. ..."
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