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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16 September 2024

DOMESTICATION

(noun) accommodation to domestic life; “her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication”


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Coffee Trivia

The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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