covalent

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English

Etymology

From co- +‎ valent.

Pronunciation

Adjective

covalent (comparative more covalent, superlative most covalent)

  1. (chemistry) Containing or characterized by a covalent bond.

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. "valent" unprefixed seems to be vanishingly rare in nl

Pronunciation

Adjective

covalent (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) covalent

Declension

Declension of covalent
uninflected covalent
inflected covalente
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial covalent
indefinite m./f. sing. covalente
n. sing. covalent
plural covalente
definite covalente
partitive covalents

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

covalent (feminine covalente, masculine plural covalents, feminine plural covalentes)

  1. (chemistry) covalent

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German kovalent.

Adjective

covalent m or n (feminine singular covalentă, masculine plural covalenți, feminine and neuter plural covalente)

  1. covalent

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite covalent covalentă covalenți covalente
definite covalentul covalenta covalenții covalentele
genitive-
dative
indefinite covalent covalente covalenți covalente
definite covalentului covalentei covalenților covalentelor