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DATIVE BOND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms
Synonyms:
coordinate bond; dative bond
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("dative bond" is a kind of...):
covalent bond (a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule)