covalent
Type: concept Aliases: covalent bond covalently
Systems Analogy
A heavy-duty weld that permanently fuses two metal components together.
A strong chemical bond formed by the sharing of one or more pairs of electrons between atoms.
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Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Book / MonographNelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. 2021. ↗
"Covalent bonds stabilize primary molecular backbones."