dative-bond

da·tive-bond

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Definition of dative-bond word

noun dative-bond a type of covalent bond between two atoms in which the bonding electrons are supplied by one of the two atoms. 1

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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