triple bond
a chemical linkage consisting of three covalent bonds between two atoms of a molecule, represented in chemical formulas by three lines or six dots, as CH≡CH or CH⋮⋮CH.
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Miramontes figured out the last step in its recipe, adding a crucial carbon-carbon triple bond.
Luis Miramontes helped enable the sexual revolution. Why isn’t he better known? | Carmen Drahl | September 21, 2021 | Science NewsNitrogen gas molecules consist of two nitrogen atoms connected by a triple bond, the strongest type of chemical bond.
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British Dictionary definitions for triple bond
a type of chemical bond consisting of three distinct covalent bonds linking two atoms in a molecule
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