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Answer for the clue "Valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound ", 9 letters:
covalence

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alt. 1 (context chemistry English) A form of valence in which electrons are shared between participating atoms 2 (context chemistry English) The number of electrons that a particular atom can share (and therefore the number of covalent bonds it can form) ...

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n. valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share [syn: covalency ]