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double bond

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
dou-ble bond
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A covalent bond in which two electron pairs (instead of the usual one) are shared between two atoms; most common between carbon atoms and carbon, oxygen or nitrogen atoms, but several other forms are known.

Inflected Forms

double bonds (plural)

Phrases

double-bonded

Frequently Paired Words

single bond triple bond

Questions

What does double bond mean?
A covalent bond in which two electron pairs (instead of the usual one) are shared between two atoms; most common between carbon atoms and carbon, oxygen or nitrogen atoms, but several other forms are known.

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