hypervalent compound

noun

Any compound which contains more than eight formally assignable electrons in a valence shell directly associated with the central atom in direct bonding with a number of ligands.

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Meanings

nounhypervalent compound (plural hypervalent compounds)

plural hypervalent compounds

  1. chemistryAny compound which contains more than eight formally assignable electrons in a valence shell directly associated with the central atom in direct bonding with a number of ligands.
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