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isovalent

isovalent adjective: describing a form of hyperconjugation in which there are contributions from different degrees of bonding between a pair of atoms.

Adjective

isovalent (comparative more isovalent, superlative most isovalent)

  1. Describing a form of hyperconjugation in which there are contributions from different degrees of bonding between a pair of atoms.

Forms of isovalent

comparativemore isovalent
superlativemost isovalent

Origin of isovalent

From iso- + valent.

Words formed from isovalent

Questions about isovalent

What does isovalent mean?
Isovalent means describing a form of hyperconjugation in which there are contributions from different degrees of bonding between a pair of atoms.
What part of speech is isovalent?
Isovalent is an adjective.

Words near isovalent in the dictionary

  1. isourea
  2. isoureas
  3. isouric acid
  4. isouvarinol
  5. isovaledione
  6. isovalent
  7. isovalently
  8. isovaleraldehyde
  9. isovalerate
  10. isovalerates
  11. isovaleric

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