covalent

[koh-vay-luhnt]

adjective

1. Chemistry.,  being, relating to, or characterized by covalence, or the chemical bond formed when two atoms share an electron pair.

Example Sentences

These synthetic porous materials of interest to chemists specializing in selective encapsulation include such buzzwords as metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks, and zeolites.

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Non-covalent nanotubes are formed through the inherent attractive interactions or non-covalent interactions between atoms, instead of the strong covalent interactions seen in carbon nanotubes.

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Notably, for covalent glasses, the IRO is marked by atomic density fluctuations.

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Classical computers have managed the calculation for molecules as large as pentacene, a chain of five hydrocarbon rings with 22 electrons in “pi” covalent bonds, which govern the molecule’s shape and reactivity.

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The other is a diazirine group, which can be activated by light to create stable covalent linkages between the labeled proteins and any molecules they interact with.

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