covalent

== English == === Etymology === From co- + valent. === Pronunciation === enPR: kōvā'lənt (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəʊˈveɪ.lənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /koʊˈveɪ.lənt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /kəʉˈvæɪ.lənt/ === Adjective === covalent (comparative more covalent, superlative most covalent) (chemistry) Containing or characterized by a covalent bond. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== covalency / covalence ==== 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) (chemistry) covalent ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === covalent (feminine covalente, masculine plural covalents, feminine plural covalentes) (chemistry) covalent === Further reading === “covalent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German kovalent. === Adjective === covalent m or n (feminine singular covalentă, masculine plural covalenți, feminine/neuter plural covalente) covalent ==== Declension ====