covalently

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adverb

Using covalent bonds.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English covalent →
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Meanings

adverbcovalently (comparative more covalently, superlative most covalently)

comparative more covalently · superlative most covalently

  1. Using covalent bonds.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Englishvalent
  9. Englishcovalent
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. Englishcovalently

From covalent + -ly.

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Translations

Hungarian kovalensen
  • kovalensenusing covalent bonds
Italian covalentemente
  • covalentementeusing covalent bonds
Polish kowalencyjnie
  • kowalencyjnieusing covalent bonds
Romanian covalent
  • covalentusing covalent bonds
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“covalently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covalently. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “covalently,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covalently.

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