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- [koh-vey-luh ns]
- /koʊˈveɪ ləns/
- /ˌkəʊ.ˈveɪ.lənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [koh-vey-luh ns]
- /koʊˈveɪ ləns/
Definitions of covalent word
- noun covalent the number of electron pairs that an atom can share with other atoms. 1
- noun covalent Of, relating to, or denoting chemical bonds formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms. 1
- adjective covalent (chemistry) containing or characterized by a covalent bond. 0
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Origin of covalent
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; co- + valence
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Covalent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
covalent popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
covalent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with covalent
- what is a covalent bond?
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- what is a polar covalent bond?
- how many covalent bonds can carbon form?
- what is covalent bonding?
- why do atoms share electrons in covalent bonds?
- what is the difference between ionic and covalent bonds?
- how are covalent bonds formed?
- what is the name of the covalent compound ccl4?
- what is a covalent compounds?
- what is a covalent compound?
- what is the difference between covalent bonds and ionic bonds?
- what type of atoms form covalent bonds?
- what makes a covalent bond?
See also
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