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noun Chemistry.

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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How to use single bond in a sentence

I assumed he had done so, until this morning in making a thorough check, I learned not a single bond had been turned in.
Whispering Walls|Mildred A. Wirt
A single bond for less than two thousand dollars, and a small sum in cash, were all that was found.
The Clique of Gold|Emile Gaboriau
The single bond they have in common is their wrong-doing, which they feel cannot much longer continue, with Telemachus so active.
Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider
If there was a single bond of sympathy between me and one of them—but there is not.
The Actress' Daughter|May Agnes Fleming

British Dictionary definitions for single bond

single bond

noun

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

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