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covalent — covalent, ente [ kovalɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • mil. XXe; de covalence ♦ Sc. Relatif à la covalence. Liaison covalente, de covalence. « Les liaisons covalentes [...] sont dues à la mise en commun d orbitales électroniques entre deux ou plusieurs atomes »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
covalent — COVALÉNT, Ă, covalenţi, te, adj. (Despre elemente chimice) Care prezintă covalenţă. – Din germ. kovalent. Trimis de LauraGellner, 30.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 covalént adj. → valent Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … … Dicționar Român
covalent — 1929, from covalence (1919), from CO (Cf. co ) + VALENCE (Cf. valence) … Etymology dictionary
covalent — adjective Date: circa 1926 of, relating to, or characterized by covalent bonds • covalently adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
covalent — adjective /ko(ʊ)ve(ɪ)lənt/ containing or characterized by a covalent bond See Also: covalency, covalence … Wiktionary
covalent — adj. Chem. of, relating to, or characterized by covalency. Phrases and idioms: covalent bond Chem. a bond formed by sharing of electrons usu. in pairs by two atoms in a molecule. Derivatives: covalence n. covalently adv. Etymology: CO + valent,… … Useful english dictionary
covalent — Denoting an interatomic bond characterized by the sharing of 2, 4, or 6 electrons. * * * co·va·lent (koґva lənt) see under bond … Medical dictionary
covalént — adj. m., pl. covalénţi; f. sg. covaléntã, pl. covalénte … Romanian orthography
covalent — adj. of or related to the sharing of electrons (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
covalent — [kəʊ veɪl(ə)nt] adjective Chemistry relating to or denoting chemical bonds formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms. Often contrasted with ionic. Derivatives covalence noun covalency noun covalently adverb … English new terms dictionary