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Definition of covalent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

covalent

adjective

/ˌkəʊˈveɪlənt/

/ˌkəʊˈveɪlənt/

(chemistry)

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(of a chemical bond) sharing a pair of electrons compare ionicTopics Physics and chemistryc2

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