single bond

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a chemical linkage consisting of one covalent bond between two atoms of a molecule, represented in chemical formulas by one line or two vertical dots, as C–H or C:H.

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single bond British  

noun

1. chem a covalent bond formed between two atoms by the sharing of one pair of electrons

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Example Sentences

Wan Hon-cheung, 64, has been living in a plywood box about the size of a single bed for the last 10 years, and hopes the government will improve conditions for residents like him as well.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Opposite her single bed, within touching distance, sits a microwave, her only means of food preparation.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

A single bed and a leafy schefflera — the only thing passing for green space in a concrete-dense neighborhood — took up most of her living space.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

Instead they waited over 100 days at two hospitals – one in Gig Harbor, another in Lakewood – on a single bed certification, a temporary license that allows emergency rooms to hold patients involuntarily.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2022

In it were Henry’s books—not as many as you might think—and a single bed, and very little else, except a closet with a large, conspicuous padlock.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt