chemical bond
noun
a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons: See also covalent bond, electrovalent bond, coordinate bond
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Cultural definitions for chemical bond
chemical bond
Any rearrangement of electrons in two atoms that generates a force, causing the atoms to be bound to each other, forming a molecule. (See covalent bond and ionic bond.)
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