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hydrogen bond

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
hy-dro-gen bond
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A weak bond in which a hydrogen atom in one molecule is attracted to an electronegative atom (usually nitrogen or oxygen) in the same or different molecule.

verb

To bond to another species by means of hydrogen bonds. E.g. Water hydrogen bonds with itself.

Inflected Forms

hydrogen bonds (plural) hydrogen bonds (present, singular) hydrogen bonding (participle, present) hydrogen bonded (participle, past) hydrogen bonded (past)

Phrases

covalent bond ionic bond

Frequently Paired Words

covalent bond ionic bond

Questions

What does hydrogen bond mean?
A weak bond in which a hydrogen atom in one molecule is attracted to an electronegative atom (usually nitrogen or oxygen) in the same or different molecule.

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