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electrovalent bond

e·lec·tro·va·lent bond (plural e·lec·tro·va·lent bonds)


noun 
Definition:
 
link between ions in a chemical compound: a chemical bond that is created during the formation of a compound by transfer of one or more electrons from one atom to another, the resulting oppositely charged ions being held together by attraction

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