COVALENCY

covalence, covalency

(noun) valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

covalency (plural covalencies)

(chemistry) Alternative spelling of covalence

Anagrams

• concavely

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

30 April 2025

SCOMBROID

(noun) important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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