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triple bond en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (physical) A covalent bond in which three electron pairs (instead of the usual one) are shared between two atoms; most common between carbon atoms and carbon or nitrogen atoms, but a few other forms are known. Symbolized in formulae as ≡.

Forms

Coordinates

double bond · single bond

Deriveds

triple-bonded

Translations (6)

ga nasc triarach (covalent bond in which three pairs of electron are shared) · ja 三重結合 (covalent bond in which three pairs of electron are shared) · pl wiązanie potrójne (covalent bond in which three pairs of electron are shared) · cmn 三鍵 /三键 (covalent bond in which three pairs of electron are shared) · fi kolmoissidos (covalent bond in which three pairs of electron are shared) · hu hármas kötés (covalent bond in which three pairs of electron are shared)