covalence
English
noun
Definitions
- (chemistry) A form of valence in which electrons are shared between participating atoms
- (chemistry) The number of electrons that a particular atom can share (and therefore the number of covalent bonds it can form)
Etymology
Prefix from English valence.
Origin
English
valence
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bivalence English
- divalence English
- intervalence English
- ionocovalence English
- monovalence English
- multivalence English
- polyvalence English
- tetravalence English
- trivalence English
- univalence English
- valence English
- valenced English
- valentia Latin