hydrogen bond

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noun

a type of chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom that has a covalent link with one of the electronegative atoms (F, N, O) forms an electrostatic link with another electronegative atom in the same or another molecule.

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Origin of hydrogen bond

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby hydrogen bond

hydrofracturing, hydrogel, hydrogen, hydrogenate, hydrogen bomb, hydrogen bond, hydrogen bromide, hydrogen carbonate, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen electrode

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How to use hydrogen bond in a sentence

Without hydrogen bonds, water at room temperature would be a gas instead of a liquid.
This weird chemical bond acts like a mash-up of hydrogen and covalent bonds|Emily Conover|January 7, 2021|Science News
Now, researchers report that an unusually strong variety of hydrogen bond is in fact a hybrid, as it involves shared electrons, blurring the distinction between hydrogen and covalent bonds.
This weird chemical bond acts like a mash-up of hydrogen and covalent bonds|Emily Conover|January 7, 2021|Science News
But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
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Failure to bond to their parents was the prominent reason children were being given away.
Judge: Rehoming Kids Is Trafficking|Tina Traster|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

With no record and no warrants, he was given a four-figure bond by a judge the next morning.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?|Goldie Taylor|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Marriage is a bond and a commitment—marrying yourself is ridiculous because you are already married to yourself.
Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement|Tim Teeman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was released within the hour without a bond on his own recognizance.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?|Goldie Taylor|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hydrogen sulphid is easily prepared in the simple apparatus shown in Fig. 30.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It is allowed to cool, and hydrogen sulphid gas is passed through it for about five minutes.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
I have written to her, and to Mrs. Coningsby; and she is perfectly free: every bond is relinquished, but that of the heart.
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The bond of marriage seemed an accursed thing, the mere slavery of women.
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Out of a dark porch, ten paces along Bond Street, appeared a burly figure to fall into step a few yards behind Gray.
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British Dictionary definitions for hydrogen bond

hydrogen bond

noun

a weak chemical bond between an electronegative atom, such as fluorine, oxygen, or nitrogen, and a hydrogen atom bound to another electronegative atom. Hydrogen bonds are responsible for the properties of water and many biological molecules

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Scientific definitions for hydrogen bond

hydrogen bond

A chemical bond formed between an electropositive atom (typically hydrogen) and a strongly electronegative atom, such as oxygen or nitrogen. Hydrogen bonds are responsible for the bonding of water molecules in liquid and solid states, and are weaker than covalent and ionic bonds.