chemical bond

noun

Any of several attractive forces that serve to bind atoms together to form molecules

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Meanings

nounchemical bond (plural chemical bonds)

plural chemical bonds

  1. chemistryAny of several attractive forces that serve to bind atoms together to form molecules

    Synonyms: bond

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several attractive forces that serve to bind atoms together to form molecules

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More synonyms by meaning

nounan electrical force linking atoms

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Broader
attractionattractive force
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Translations

Afrikaans chemiese binding
  • chemiese bindingany of binding forces
Basque lotura kimiko
  • lotura kimikoany of binding forces
Bulgarian химична връзка
  • химична връзка (himična vrăzka)any of binding forces
Catalan enllaç químic
  • enllaç químicany of binding forces
Chinese Mandarin 化学键
  • 化学键 (huàxuéjiàn)any of binding forces
Czech chemická vazba
  • chemická vazbaany of binding forces
Danish kemisk binding
  • kemisk bindingany of binding forces
Dutch chemische binding
  • chemische bindingany of binding forces
Esperanto kemia ligo
  • kemia ligoany of binding forces
Estonian keemiline side
  • keemiline sideany of binding forces
Finnish kemiallinen sidos
  • kemiallinen sidosany of binding forces
French liaison chimique
  • liaison chimiqueany of binding forces
German chemische Bindung
  • chemische Bindungany of binding forces
Greek χημικός δεσμός
  • χημικός δεσμός (chimikós desmós)any of binding forces
Hungarian kémiai kötés
  • kémiai kötésany of binding forces
Icelandic efnatengi
  • efnatengiany of binding forces
Indonesian ikatan kimia
  • ikatan kimiaany of binding forces
Irish nasc ceimiceach
  • nasc ceimiceachany of binding forces
Italian legame chimico
  • legame chimicoany of binding forces
Japanese 化学結合
  • 化学結合any of binding forces
Latvian ķīmiskā saite
  • ķīmiskā saiteany of binding forces
Lithuanian cheminis ryšys
  • cheminis ryšysany of binding forces
Malay ikatan kimia
  • ikatan kimiaany of binding forces
Persian پیوند شیمیایی
  • پیوند شیمیاییany of binding forces
Polish wiązanie chemiczne
  • wiązanie chemiczneany of binding forces
Portuguese ligação química
  • ligação químicaany of binding forces
Romanian legătură chimică
  • legătură chimicăany of binding forces
Slovak chemická väzba
  • chemická väzbaany of binding forces
Spanish enlace químico
  • enlace químicoany of binding forces
Swedish kemisk bindning
  • kemisk bindningany of binding forces
Tagalog kapnaying bigkis, kawing na kimikal
  • kapnaying bigkisany of binding forces
  • kawing na kimikalany of binding forces
Turkish kimyasal bağ
  • kimyasal bağany of binding forces
Ukrainian хімічний зв'язок
  • хімічний зв'язок (ximičnyj zvʺjazok)any of binding forces
Vietnamese liên kết
  • liên kếtany of binding forces
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APA

chemical bond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20bond

MLA

“chemical bond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20bond. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemical bond,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemical%20bond.

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