Meanings
nounionic bond (plural ionic bonds)
plural ionic bonds
- physicalchemistryA type of chemical bond where two atoms or molecules are connected to each other by electrostatic attraction.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion
Similar
electrovalent bondelectrostatic bond
Broader
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 離子鍵 /离子键
- 離子鍵 /离子键 (lízǐjiàn)bond where atoms are connected by electrostatic attraction
Dutch ionische binding
- ionische bindingbond where atoms are connected by electrostatic attraction
Finnish ionisidos
- ionisidosbond where atoms are connected by electrostatic attraction
German Ionenbindung
- Ionenbindungbond where atoms are connected by electrostatic attraction
Hungarian ionos kötés
- ionos kötésbond where atoms are connected by electrostatic attraction
Korean 이온결합
- 이온결합 (ion'gyeolhap)bond where atoms are connected by electrostatic attraction
Māori hononga katote
- hononga katotebond where atoms are connected by electrostatic attraction
Polish wiązanie jonowe
- wiązanie jonowebond where atoms are connected by electrostatic attraction
Portuguese ligação iônica
- ligação iônicabond where atoms are connected by electrostatic attraction
Romanian legătură ionică
- legătură ionicăbond where atoms are connected by electrostatic attraction
Tagalog dagipiking bigkis
- dagipiking bigkisbond where atoms are connected by electrostatic attraction
Turkish iyonik bağ
- iyonik bağbond where atoms are connected by electrostatic attraction
Cite this entry
APA
ionic bond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ionic%20bond
MLA
“ionic bond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ionic%20bond. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ionic bond,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ionic%20bond.
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