covalency

English Thesaurus

1. valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	valence, valency,
definition	:	(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	covalent,
definition	:	of or relating to or characterized by covalence (adj.pert)

derivation	:	covalent,
definition	:	of or relating to or characterized by covalence (adj.pert)