covalent

From co- +‎ valent.

• enPR: kōvā'lənt
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kəʊˈveɪ.lənt/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /koʊˈveɪ.lənt/

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  • (General Australian) IPA^(key): /kəʉˈvæɪ.lənt/

covalent (comparative more covalent, superlative most covalent)

1. (chemistry) Containing or characterized by a covalent bond.

• covalent compound

• covalency / covalence

Probably borrowed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. "valent" unprefixed seems to be vanishingly rare in nl

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covalent (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) covalent

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covalent (feminine covalente, masculine plural covalents, feminine plural covalentes)

1. (chemistry) covalent

• “covalent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from German kovalent.

covalent m or n (feminine singular covalentă, masculine plural covalenți, feminine and neuter plural covalente)

1. covalent