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covalent bond(medicine)
covalent bond(encyclopedia)
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covalent(dictionary)
Covalent(medicine)
coordinate(1)(dictionary)
coordinate(2)(dictionary)
Coordinate(medicine)
coordinate 2, noun(dictionary)

coordinate covalent bond (medicine)


coordinate covalent bond -->
semipolar bond


A bond in which the two electrons shared by a pair of atoms belonged originally to only one of the atoms; often represented by a small arrow pointing toward the electron receiver; e.g., nitric acid, O(OH)N→O; phosphoric acid, (OH)3P→O.

Synonym: coordinate covalent bond.