metallic bond

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noun Chemistry.

the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.

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Words nearby metallic bond

metall-, metal lath, metalled, metalli-, metallic, metallic bond, metallic glass, metallicize, metallic lens, metallic luster, metallic soap

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How to use metallic bond in a sentence

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.
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With no record and no warrants, he was given a four-figure bond by a judge the next morning.
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Marriage is a bond and a commitment—marrying yourself is ridiculous because you are already married to yourself.
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He was released within the hour without a bond on his own recognizance.
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"Garnache," came the other's crisp, metallic voice, and the name had a sound as of an oath on his lips.
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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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A lingering hope was dispelled when, looking right and left along Bond Street, he failed to perceive the missing pair.
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British Dictionary definitions for metallic bond

metallic bond

noun

chem the covalent bonding between atoms in metals, in which the valence electrons are free to move through the crystal

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Scientific definitions for metallic bond

metallic bond

The chemical bonding that holds the atoms of a metal together. Metallic bonds are formed from the attraction between mobile electrons and fixed, positively charged metallic atoms. Whereas most chemical bonds are localized between specific neighboring atoms, metallic bonds extend over the entire molecular structure.