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single bond
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single bond
(noun)
single bond
noun
plural
single bonds
single bond
noun
plural
single bonds
Britannica Dictionary definition of SINGLE BOND
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technical
:
a chemical bond in which two atoms in a molecule share one pair of electrons
—
compare
double bond
,
triple bond
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