Meanings
nounelectrovalency (plural electrovalencies)
plural electrovalencies · alternative electrovalence
- natural sciencesThe net electric charge on an ion.
- chemistryThe number of electrons gained or lost during the formation of an ionic bond.
Origin
Translations
Dutch elektronenvalenties, elektronenvalenties
- elektronenvalentiescharge
- elektronenvalentiesnumber of electrons gained or lost
Italian elettrovalenza, elettrovalenza
- elettrovalenzacharge
- elettrovalenzanumber of electrons gained or lost
Tagalog dagikalwing
- dagikalwingcharge
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APA
electrovalency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrovalency
MLA
“electrovalency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrovalency. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrovalency,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrovalency.
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