noncovalent

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adjective

Describing a form of bonding between large molecules that does not involve discrete bonds between pairs of atoms

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Meanings

adjectivenoncovalent (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing a form of bonding between large molecules that does not involve discrete bonds between pairs of atoms

Origin

From non- + covalent.

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APA

noncovalent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncovalent

MLA

“noncovalent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncovalent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noncovalent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncovalent.

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