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co·va·lent (k

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adj.

Of or relating to a chemical bond characterized by one or more pairs of shared electrons.

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Consequently, the electrons in both bonds must overlap to some degree, indicating that the electron in the hydrogen bond is circulating around two linked atoms--the hallmark of covalency.

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