covalency (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *covalency*:
NOUN	attribute	covalency, covalence	valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound

English > *covalency*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share.
Synonym	covalence
Broader	valence, valency	(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals
Spanish	covalencia
Adjectives	covalent	of or relating to or characterized by covalence

HyperDic: covalency