covalent
adjective/koʊˈveɪlənt/
Frequency rank: #17,847 most common English word
Meaning
relating to a chemical bond formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms
Example sentence
Water molecules are held together by covalent bonds that share electrons between atoms.
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