HyperDic: covalence

English > 1 sense of the word covalence:
NOUNattributecovalence, covalencyvalence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound
English > covalence: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaningvalence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share.
Synonymcovalency
Broadervalence, valency(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals
Spanishcovalencia
Adjectivescovalentof or relating to or characterized by covalence

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