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hypervalencies

hypervalencies is the plural of hypervalency.

Meaning of hypervalency

Noun

hypervalency (usually uncountable, plural hypervalencies)

  1. (usually) A higher than normal valency (typically involving a transfer of the electrons from the central (hypervalent) atom to the nonbonding molecular orbitals which it forms with (usually more electronegative) ligands)

Questions about hypervalencies

What is hypervalencies the plural of?
Hypervalencies is the plural of hypervalency.

Words near hypervalencies in the dictionary

  1. hypervaccinates
  2. hypervaccinating
  3. hypervaccination
  4. hypervacuolated
  5. hypervacuolation
  6. hypervalencies
  7. hypervalency
  8. hypervalent
  9. hypervalent compound
  10. hypervalent compounds
  11. hypervalinaemia

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