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Meaning of "covalency" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COVALENCY

covalency  [kəʊˈveɪlənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COVALENCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Covalency is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COVALENCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Covalent bond

A covalent bond is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms. The stable balance of attractive and repulsive forces between atoms when they share electrons is known as covalent bonding. For many molecules, the sharing of electrons allows each atom to attain the equivalent of a full outer shell, corresponding to a stable electronic configuration. Covalent bonding includes many kinds of interactions, including σ-bonding, π-bonding, metal-to-metal bonding, agostic interactions, and three-center two-electron bonds. The term covalent bond dates from 1939. The prefix co- means jointly, associated in action, partnered to a lesser degree, etc.; thus a "co-valent bond", in essence, means that the atoms share "valence", such as is discussed in valence bond theory. In the molecule H 2, the hydrogen atoms share the two electrons via covalent bonding. Covalency is greatest between atoms of similar electronegativities. Thus, covalent bonding does not necessarily require that the two atoms be of the same elements, only that they be of comparable electronegativity.

Definition of covalency in the English dictionary

The definition of covalency in the dictionary is the formation and nature of covalent bonds. Other definition of covalency is the number of covalent bonds that a particular atom can make with other atoms in forming a molecule.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COVALENCY


bivalency
baɪˈveɪlənsɪ
chaplaincy
ˈtʃæplənsɪ
divalency
daɪˈveɪlənsɪ
electrovalency
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈveɪlənsɪ
equivalency
ˌɛkwɪˈveɪlənsɪ
Excellency
ˈɛksələnsɪ
jubilancy
ˈdʒuːbɪlənsɪ
monovalency
ˌmɒnəʊˈveɪlənsɪ
multivalency
ˌmʌltɪˈveɪlənsɪ
pentavalency
ˌpentəˈveɪlənsɪ
polyvalency
ˌpɒlɪˈveɪlənsɪ
quadrivalency
ˌkwɒdrɪˈveɪlənsɪ
quinquevalency
ˌkwɪŋkwɪˈveɪlənsɪ
sibilancy
ˈsɪbɪlənsɪ
tervalency
tɜːˈveɪlənsɪ
tetravalency
ˌtɛtrəˈveɪlənsɪ
transcalency
trænzˈkeɪlənsɪ
trivalency
traɪˈveɪlənsɪ
univalency
ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənsɪ
valency
ˈveɪlənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COVALENCY

covalence
covalent
covalent bond
covalently
covariance
covariant
covariate
covariation
covary
cove
cove stripe
covelet
covellite
coven
covenant
covenantal
covenantally
covenantee
Covenanter
covenantor

WORDS THAT END LIKE COVALENCY

agency
ambivalency
corpulency
equipollency
feculency
flocculency
fraudulency
indolency
opulency
prepollency
prevalency
purulency
redolency
repellency
sanguinolency
somnolency
succulency
truculency
turbulency
virulency

Synonyms and antonyms of covalency in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «covalency» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COVALENCY

Find out the translation of covalency to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of covalency from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «covalency» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

共价
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

covalencia
570 millions of speakers

English

covalency
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

covalency
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

covalency
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ковалентность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

covalência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

covalency
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

covalence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kovalency
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kovalenz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

共有原子価
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

covalency
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Covalency
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

covalency
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரேவலுவுண்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सहभागिता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

covalency
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

covalency
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

covalency
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ковалентность
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

covalency
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομοιοπολικότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

covalency
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kovalensen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

covalency
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of covalency

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COVALENCY»

The term «covalency» is normally little used and occupies the 130.992 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COVALENCY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about covalency

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COVALENCY»

Discover the use of covalency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to covalency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Transition Metal and Rare Earth Compounds: Excited States, ...
Covalency and crystal field effects in lanthanide systems are normally described by the Slater parameters Fk (k = 2, 4, 6) and the crystal field parameters Bkq (k, q depend on the symmetry of the lanthanide bonding environment). In contrast to ...
Hartmut Yersin, K.L. Bray, 2001
2
Core Level Spectroscopy of Solids
The splitting of the XPS spectrum is caused by an increase of the covalency mixing in going from the ground state to the XPS final state. In order to see this, we define the “covalency parameter” γ0 (in the ground state) and γ (in the final state) ...
Frank de Groot, Akio Kotani, 2008
3
Mass transport in oxides: proceedings of a symposium held at ...
Recent developments in our understanding of neutron diffraction by antiferromagnetic solids have made it possible to obtain in a relatively direct way a quantitative measure of covalency — including the determination of electron derealization ...
J. B. Wachtman, Alan D. Franklin, United States. Advanced Research Projects Agency, 1968
4
Modern Inorganic Chemistry
Consequently, the covalency of an element in a covalent compound is equal to the number of covalent bonds formed by one atom of it with the neighbouring atom. Thus the covalency of Cl in OIi molecule =1, of H in H«, H^O and HC1 ...
R.D.Madan & Satya Prakash, R. D. Madan, 1987
5
Reactivity of Iron- and Nickel-dithiolate Model Complexes of ...
In order to directly compare the bonding of LFeCN and LFeCl, additional interactions need to be considered using NBO/NLMO as described by Richards/^ This approach involves the summation of covalency contributions to metal-ligand  ...
Martin G. O'Toole, 2008
6
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Vol-1
3.8 VARIABLE COVALENCY The covalency of an element is ordinarily equal to the number of unpaired s cr p electrons present in the ground state of the atom. For example, fluorine with configuration Is2 2s2 3px2 p/ p,1 has only one unpaired ...
Gurdeep Raj
7
Basic Concepts Of Inorganic Chemistry
Table 2.5 The basic reason for covalency in ionic bond is polarization effect. Cations, in general, are small and their effective nuclear charge (Z*) is high. Anions are large in size and their Z* is relatively small, (Z* a+ = 6.85 and Z*(F") = 4.85).
Singh, 2009
8
Medical Colleges: Entrances Examinations - Chemistry
Variable covalency is due to the presence of vacant d-orbitals in the valence shell. Generally, covalency is equal to the number of unpaired electrons in the s or p-orbitals. Thus the covalency of the sulphur atom is explained as follows: Sulphur ...
C. Sadasivam, Sura College of Competition, 2004
9
The Effective Crystal Field Potential
of type .9 and p, i.e. for 'r = s,p0,pi1, the covalency contributions both the contact and ordinary ones refer to do and a±i states only. Since these are dominating contributions to the crystal field potential this explains also a dominating role of e,  ...
J. Mulak, Z. Gajek, 2000
10
Inorganic Chemistry for Undergraduates
It is impossible to consider any of the four factors independently while ignoring others when covalency is studied. However, Fajans' rules are helpful approximations for explaining the difference in covalency among certain sets of compounds.
Gopalan, R., 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COVALENCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term covalency is used in the context of the following news items.
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Going Back to Californium: A Changing View of Covalency
The heaviest element that exists in usable quantities on Earth, californium is surprisingly able to covalently bond with borate, dramatically ... «Newswise, Jun 15»
2
Principia Biopharma Presents Full Phase 1 Clinical Trial Results for …
It was designed using Principia's proprietary Tailored Covalency™ technology to optimize its safety and efficacy profile, resulting in a prolonged ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
3
Principia Biopharma and UCSF Scientists Announce Publication of …
The paper describes a novel approach, using Principia's Tailored Covalency™ technology, to discovering and developing reversible covalent ... «Business Wire, May 15»
4
Actuator program to assist entrepreneurs' early exits
To aid young, growing companies in their M&A goals, the Innosphere partnered with Boulder-based Covalency for the Actuator program. «The Coloradoan, Mar 15»
5
Principia Biopharma Appoints Roy Hardiman as Chief Business …
The Company has utilized its proprietary Tailored Covalency™ technology to develop a portfolio of drug candidates that exhibit antibody-like ... «Business Wire, Jan 15»
6
Principia Biopharma Successfully Completes Phase 1 Clinical Trial …
PRN1008 is an oral, reversible covalent BTK inhibitor designed with Principia's proprietary Tailored Covalency™ technology. This approach ... «Business Wire, Jan 15»
7
Assessing covalency in the hydrogen bond zoo
Richard Dronskowski and colleagues at RWTH Aachen University collected evidence from hydrogen-bonded molecular crystals to elucidate ... «Chemistry World, Oct 14»
8
Californium compound springs bonding surprise
'What we currently understand is that covalency tends to drop away as you go across the series to the heavier elements. Californium is one of ... «Chemistry World, Mar 14»
9
Exotic interactions uncovered in actinide systems
However, in many cases it is proposed that these small changes in f-element covalency are responsible for profound changes in chemical ... «Chemistry World, Nov 13»
10
Ben Cravatt At The Challenges In Chemical Biology Conference
Pfizer, he says, backed off when this mechanism was uncovered - they weren't ready at the time for covalency, but he says that they've ... «Corante, Jul 13»

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