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hypervalent compound

hypervalent compound noun: any compound which contains more than eight formally assignable electrons in a valence shell directly associated with the central atom in direct bonding with a number of ligands.

Noun

hypervalent compound (plural hypervalent compounds)

  1. Any compound which contains more than eight formally assignable electrons in a valence shell directly associated with the central atom in direct bonding with a number of ligands.

Forms of hypervalent compound

pluralhypervalent compounds

Questions about hypervalent compound

What does hypervalent compound mean?
Hypervalent compound means any compound which contains more than eight formally assignable electrons in a valence shell directly associated with the central atom in direct bonding with a number of ligands.
What part of speech is hypervalent compound?
Hypervalent compound is a noun.
What is the plural of hypervalent compound?
The plural of hypervalent compound is hypervalent compounds.

Words near hypervalent compound in the dictionary

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

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