covalence
noun
the number of electron pairs that an atom can share with other atoms.
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Block copolymers, composed of two or more different monomers covalently bonded in a block shape, were strategically employed to induce phase separation using a non-mixing liquid droplet.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024
In the Harvard team's material, the polymer chains are long and highly entangled, while the particles are clustered and covalently bonded to the polymer chains.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2023
They have molecular layers that are highly mobile yet covalently tethered to the substrate, giving solid surfaces a liquid-like quality that acts like a layer of lubricant between the water droplets and the surface itself.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023
Teichoic acids may be covalently linked to lipids in the plasma membrane to form lipoteichoic acids.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
They occur between polar, covalently bound, atoms in different molecules.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
