HyperDic: ionic_bond

English > 1 sense of the expression ionic bond:
NOUNphenomenonionic bond, electrovalent bond, electrostatic bonda chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion
English > ionic bond: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion.
Synonymselectrovalent bond, electrostatic bond
Broaderchemical bond, bondAn electrical force linking atoms

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