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COORDINATE BOND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coordinate bond mean?
• COORDINATE BOND (noun)
The noun COORDINATE BOND has 1 sense:
1. a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms
Familiarity information: COORDINATE BOND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
coordinate bond; dative bond
Hypernyms ("coordinate bond" is a kind of...):
covalent bond (a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule)
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