ALL meanings of chemical bond
chem·i·cal bond
C c - noun chemical bond a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons 4
- noun chemical bond something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together. 1
- noun chemical bond a cord, rope, band, or ligament. 1
- noun chemical bond something that binds a person or persons to a certain circumstance or line of behavior: the bond of matrimony. 1
- noun chemical bond something, as an agreement or friendship, that unites individuals or peoples into a group; covenant: the bond between nations. 1
- noun chemical bond binding security; firm assurance: My word is my bond. 1
- noun chemical bond a sealed instrument under which a person, corporation, or government guarantees to pay a stated sum of money on or before a specified day. 1
- noun chemical bond any written obligation under seal. 1
- noun chemical bond Law. a written promise of a surety. 1
- noun chemical bond Government. the state of dutiable goods stored without payment of duties or taxes until withdrawn: goods in bond. 1
- noun chemical bond Also called bonded whiskey. a whiskey that has been aged at least four years in a bonded warehouse before bottling. 1
- noun chemical bond Finance. a certificate of ownership of a specified portion of a debt due to be paid by a government or corporation to an individual holder and usually bearing a fixed rate of interest. 1
- noun chemical bond Insurance. a surety agreement. the money deposited, or the promissory arrangement entered into, under any such agreement. 1
- noun chemical bond a substance that causes particles to adhere; binder. 1
- noun chemical bond adhesion between two substances or objects, as concrete and reinforcing strands. 1
- noun chemical bond Also called chemical bond. Chemistry. the attraction between atoms in a molecule or crystalline structure. Compare coordinate bond, covalent bond, hydrogen bond, ionic bond, metallic bond. 1
- noun chemical bond bond paper. 1
- noun chemical bond Masonry. any of various arrangements of bricks, stones, etc., having a regular pattern and intended to increase the strength or enhance the appearance of a construction. the overlap of bricks, stones, etc., in a construction so as to increase its strength. 1
- noun chemical bond Electricity. an electric conductor placed between adjacent metal parts within a structure, as in a railroad track, aircraft, or house, to prevent the accumulation of static electricity. 1
- noun chemical bond Obsolete. bondsman1 . 1
- verb with object chemical bond to put (goods, an employee, official, etc.) on or under bond: The company refused to bond a former criminal. 1
- verb with object chemical bond to connect or bind. 1
- verb with object chemical bond Finance. to place a bonded debt on or secure a debt by bonds; mortgage. 1
- verb with object chemical bond to join (two materials). 1
- verb with object chemical bond Masonry. to lay (bricks, stones, etc.) so as to produce a strong construction. 1
- verb with object chemical bond Electricity. to provide with a bond: to bond a railroad track. 1
- verb with object chemical bond to establish a close emotional relationship to or with (another): the special period when a mother bonds to her infant. 1
- verb without object chemical bond to hold together or cohere, from or as from being bonded, as bricks in a wall or particles in a mass. 1
- verb without object chemical bond Psychology, Animal Behavior. to establish a bonding. 1
- noun chemical bond force that connects atoms 1
- noun chemical bond (chemistry) Any of several attractive forces that serve to bind atoms together to form molecules. 0