covalent
UK/kəʊˈveɪ.lənt//koʊˈveɪ.lənt/
covalent adjective: containing or characterized by a covalent bond.
Adjective
covalent (comparative more covalent, superlative most covalent)
- Containing or characterized by a covalent bond.
covalent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati and Persian
covalent in Hindi
- covalent
- सहसंयोजक sahsãyojak
covalent in Tamil
- சக இணைப்பு, சக பிணைப்பு
covalent in Gujarati
- covalent
- સહસંયોજક sahsãyojak
covalent in Persian
- containing or characterized by a covalent bond
- کووالانت kovâlânt
Forms of covalent
| comparative | more covalent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most covalent |
Origin of covalent
From co- + valent.
Words formed from covalent
Phrases with covalent
Questions about covalent
- What does covalent mean?
- Covalent means containing or characterized by a covalent bond.
- What is covalent in Hindi?
- Covalent in Hindi is सहसंयोजक (sahsãyojak). See Covalent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is covalent?
- Covalent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce covalent?
- Covalent is pronounced /kəʊˈveɪ.lənt/ (UK).
Words near covalent in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: covalent (page history and authors); सहसंयोजक (Hindi) (page history and authors); covalent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); સહસંયોજક (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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