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hypervalency

hypervalency noun: 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).

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)

Forms of hypervalency

pluralhypervalencies

Origin of hypervalency

From hyper- + valency.

Questions about hypervalency

What does hypervalency mean?
Hypervalency means 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).
What part of speech is hypervalency?
Hypervalency is a noun.
What is the plural of hypervalency?
The plural of hypervalency is hypervalencies.

Words near hypervalency in the dictionary

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

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