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Lewis structure

Lew·is struc·ture (plural Lew·is struc·tures)


noun 
Definition:
 
representation of compound: a representation of a covalent compound in which a shared electron pair is denoted as a single line and called the bonding pair. Unshared electrons are called lone pairs.

[Mid-20th century. After Gilbert Newton Lewis]
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