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covalent

[ UK /kˈə‍ʊve‍ɪlənt/ ]
[ US /koʊˈvɑɫənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or relating to or characterized by covalence
    covalent bond

How To Use covalent In A Sentence

  • In rat liver, it has been shown that tamoxifen forms covalent DNA adducts, implying a genotoxic mechanism for its carcinogenicity in this tissue.
  • These methods give rise to well resolved spectra of the protein but do not provide information about noncovalent lipid binding interactions.
  • The attractions of molecules for each other are called intermolecular interactions to distinguish them from covalent and ionic bonding, forms of intramolecular interactions.
  • Unlike other gels held together by relatively weak noncovalent forces, the new gel kept its shape even after sitting in the solvent tetrahydrofuran for six hours. Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews
  • Reactions of non-metallic elements to form covalent compounds are atom transfer reactions.
  • The C-Cl bond is polar covalent, Na-Cl is ionic, and the C-C bond is pure covalent with each atom sharing the bonding electrons equally.
  • Well, if it is a good electron donor in an electron transfer reaction, if the same element finds itself in a covalent bond, it is going to be a good electron donor, although it is not full transfer.
  • The two extremes of molecular bonding are ionic bonds and covalent bonds.
  • (This allows the diazo groups to covalently couple to the tyrosine phenolic groups on the enzyme) Archive 2004-12-01
  • The bond which above all others had prevented a general application of the Berzelius theory is now commonly known as the covalent bond. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1954 - Presentation Speech
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