chemical bond

noun

bond (def 15).

Examples from the web for chemical bond

If this reorganization lowers the total energy of the electrons involved, a chemical bond can form.
Space itself is altered, including chemical bond length.
The center's goal will be to produce synthetic molecular machines powered by chemical bond transformation.
Demonstrations to help students change their misconceptions about chemical bond breaking are presented.
Electronegativity is the ability for the atom to attract electrons in a chemical bond.
Dissociation refers to the breaking of a chemical bond without reference to whether the products are ions or neutral fragments.
Dyes need some sort of chemical bond formation to the substance they are coloring.
In a chemical bond, the energy is at a local minimum.
As the lime water in the wall and mud dry and re-carbonate together, a chemical bond is formed between the two.
Adhesive anchors work by creating a chemical bond between the anchor and the concrete.

British Dictionary definitions for chemical bond

noun

a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons See also covalent bond, electrovalent bond, coordinate bond

chemical bond in Culture

Any rearrangement of electrons in two atoms that generates a force, causing the atoms to be bound to each other, forming a molecule. (See covalent bond and ionic bond.)